Leu-enkephalin
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leu-enkephalin-274-951537
title:
Leu-enkephalin
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Leu-enkephalin is an endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter with the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu that is found naturally in the brains of many animals, including humans. It is one of the two forms of enkephalin; the other is met-enkephalin. The tyrosine residue at position 1 is thought to be analogous to the 3-hydroxyl group on morphine. Leu-enkephalin has agonistic actions at both the μ- and δ-opioid receptors, with significantly greater preference for the latter. It has little
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Neurotransmitter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leu-enkephalin
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2021-10-21T02:50:31Z
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