The following guidelines have been developed for somatotropin analogs:
The som- prefix is used for growth hormone derivatives, e.g.,
- somatropin for human growth hormone
- somatrem for methionyl human growth hormone
The som- prefix and the -bove suffix are required for bovine somatotropin derivates, e.g.,
- somidobove
- sometribove
- somagrebove
The som- prefix and the -por suffix are required for porcine somatotropin derivatives, e.g.,
- somalapor
- somenopor
- sometripor
- somfasepor
