Limostatin (from

Limos In Greek mythology, Limos () is the personification of famine or hunger. Of uncertain sex, Limos was, according to Hesiod's ''Theogony'', the offspring of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. Like all of the children of Eris given by Hesiod, ...

, the Greek goddess of starvation) is a

peptide hormone Peptide hormones are hormones composed of peptide molecules. These hormones influence the endocrine system of animals, including humans. Most hormones are classified as either amino-acid-based hormones (amines, peptides, or proteins) or steroid h ...

found in

Drosophila melanogaster ''Drosophila melanogaster'' is a species of fly (an insect of the Order (biology), order Diptera) in the family Drosophilidae. The species is often referred to as the fruit fly or lesser fruit fly, or less commonly the "vinegar fly", "pomace fly" ...

that suppresses the production and release of

Insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (''INS)'' gene. It is the main Anabolism, anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabol ...

. The hormone is important in adaptation to starvation conditions, and represents a mechanism by which insulin is negatively regulated.

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