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Preferred term

Enkephalin, Methionine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • One of the endogenous pentapeptides with morphine-like activity. It differs from LEU-ENKEPHALIN by the amino acid METHIONINE in position 5. Its first four amino acid sequence is identical to the tetrapeptide sequence at the N-terminal of BETA-ENDORPHIN.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 58569-55-4
  • 5-Methionine Enkephalin
  • Met(5)-Enkephalin
  • Met-Enkephalin
  • Methionine Enkephalin
  • Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 58569-55-4
  • Enképhaline(méthionyl-5)
  • Met-enképhaline
  • Méthionine-encéphaline
  • Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VVNVCH2H-C

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