- An
enkephalin is a
pentapeptide involved in
regulating nociception (pain sensation) in the body. The
enkephalins are
termed endogenous ligands, as they...
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short duration. It is one of the two
forms of
enkephalin, the
other being leu-
enkephalin. The
enkephalins are
considered to be the
primary endogenous ligands...
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scientific conference in May 1974, and
published the
structures of the two
enkephalins in 1975. In 1978, they
shared the
Lasker award with
Solomon H. Snyder...
- "beta-Lipotropin as a
prohormone for the
morphinomimetic peptides endorphins and
enkephalins".
Proceedings of the
National Academy of
Sciences of the
United States...
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receptors (MOR) are a
class of
opioid receptors with a high
affinity for
enkephalins and beta-endorphin, but a low
affinity for dynorphins. They are also...
- Kosterlitz. They
isolated "
enkephalins" (from the Gr**** εγκέφαλος) from pig brain,
identified as Met-
enkephalin and Leu-
enkephalin. This came
after the discovery...
- that
racecadotril has a low
potential for
pharmacokinetic interactions.
Enkephalins are
peptides produced by the body that act on
opioid receptors with preference...
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receptors with
opioids as ligands. The
endogenous opioids are dynorphins,
enkephalins, endorphins,
endomorphins and nociceptin. The
opioid receptors are ~40%...
- gene for the
enkephalins was
isolated and its
sequence described in 1982. The
human gene for
dynorphins (originally
called the "
Enkephalin B" gene because...
- Semax, have been
found to
inhibit enzymes involved in the
degradation of
enkephalins and
other endogenous regulatory peptides, and this
action may be involved...
