Endomorphin-1

id: endomorphin-1-203-13686774
title: Endomorphin-1
text: Endomorphin-1 (EM-1) (amino acid sequence Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH2) is an endogenous opioid peptide and one of the two endomorphins. It is a high affinity, highly selective agonist of the μ-opioid receptor, and along with endomorphin-2 (EM-2), has been proposed to be the actual endogenous ligand of the μ-receptor. EM-1 produces analgesia in animals and is equipotent with morphine in this regard. The gene encoding for EM-1 has not yet been identified, and it has been suggested that endomorphins could
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description: Chemical compound
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin-1
date created: 2015-01-03T00:39:21Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T17:49:08Z
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