Enkephalin, Methionine

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.

Year introduced: 1983

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Tree Number(s): D12.644.400.575.281.381, D12.776.631.650.575.281.381

MeSH Unique ID: D004744

Registry Number: 58569-55-4

Entry Terms:

• Methionine Enkephalin
• Met(5)-Enkephalin
• Met-Enkephalin
• Met Enkephalin
• 5-Methionine Enkephalin
• 5 Methionine Enkephalin
• Enkephalin, 5-Methionine

Previous Indexing:

• Enkephalins (Aug 1977-1982)
• Nerve Tissue Proteins (1966-Jul 1977)
• Peptides (1966-Jul 1977)

Pharmacologic Action:

• Neurotransmitter Agents

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Peptides
Neuropeptides
Opioid Peptides
Enkephalins
Enkephalin, Methionine
D-Ala(2),MePhe(4),Met(0)-ol-enkephalin

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neuropeptides
Opioid Peptides
Enkephalins
Enkephalin, Methionine
D-Ala(2),MePhe(4),Met(0)-ol-enkephalin