β-Neoendorphin

Description:

A hypothalamic opioid peptide related to Leu-enkephalin and dynorphin A with potent activity in the guinea-pig ileum assay.

Sequence:

YGGFLRKYP

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Name	β-Neoendorphin
Category	Endorphins, MPF, Neoendorphins
One Letter Code	YGGFLRKYP
Three Letter Code	{Tyr}{Gly}{Gly}{Phe}{Leu}{Arg}{Lys}{Tyr}{Pro}
Molecular Weight	1100.290
Application	Opioid Research

Minamino, Naoto, et al. "β-neo-endorphin, a new hypothalamic “big” leu-enkephalin of porcine origin: its purification and the complete amino acid sequence." Biochemical and biophysical research communications 99.3 (1981): 864-870.