Endomorphin
| Endomorphins | |
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Endomorphin-1
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Endomorphin-2
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L-Tyrosyl-L-prolyl-L-tryptophyl-L-phenylalaninamide (Endmorphin-1) |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 189388-22-5 (Endomorphin-1) |
| PubChem | 5311080 (Endomorphin-1), 5311081 (Endomorphin-2) |
| ChemSpider | 4470614 (Endomorphin-1) |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL333357 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 Image 2 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C34H38N6O5 (Endmorphin-1) C32H37N5O5 (Endomorphin-2) |
| Molar mass | 610.703 g/mol (Endomorphin-1) 571.667 g/mol (Endomorphin-2) |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Endomorphins are two endogenous opioid peptides. Endomorphin-1 (Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH2) and endomorphin-2 (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH2) are tetrapeptides with the highest known affinity and specificity for the μ opioid receptor. Endomorphin-1 is located in the nucleus of the solitary tract, the periventricular hypothalamus, and the dorsomedial hypothalamus, where it is found within histaminergic neurons and may regulate sedative and arousal behaviors.[1] It is assumed that endomorphins are the cleavage products of a larger precursor, but this polypeptide or protein has not yet been identified.
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- ^ Greco, MA; Fuller, PM; Jhou, TC; Martin-Schild, S; Zadina, JE; Hu, Z; Shiromani, P; Lu, J (2008). "Opioidergic projections to sleep-active neurons in the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus". Brain research 1245: 96–107. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2008.09.043. PMC 2753822. PMID 18840417. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2753822.
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