| Literature DB >> 6253820 |
J Rossier, Y Audigier, N Ling, J Cros, S Udenfriend.
Abstract
The enkephalins Met-enkephalin and Leu-enkephalin were first isolated from porcine brain by Hughes and co-workers. We have recently isolated from bovine adrenals another enkephalin with the structure Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Arg-Phe, or Met-enkephalin-Arg6-Phe7 (ref. 2). We report here that this new heptapeptide is found in human, rat and bovine striatum in concentrations comparable with or greater than that of Leu-enkephalin. This molecule should not be considered as a mere precursor of Met-enkephalin. A pharmacological study indicates that this naturally occurring enkephalin has similar properties to the two enkephalins characterized earlier.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 6253820 DOI： 10.1038/288088a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN： 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962