sh-Oligopeptide-82 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli and contains 68 amino acids. The starting gene is a synthesized copy of the human gene which codes for Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 used as such or adapted to the production host. Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 codes for a maximum of 93 amino acids which may contain disulfide bonds and/or glycosylation. The protein consists of the proper sequence of the 20 standard amino acids.