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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Nerve Tissue Proteins > Neuropeptides > Opioid Peptides > Enkephalins > Enkephalin, Leucine
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Opioid Peptides > Enkephalins > Enkephalin, Leucine

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Enkephalin, Leucine  

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  • 5 Leucine Enkephalin
  • 5-Leucine Enkephalin
  • Enkephalin, 5-Leucine
  • Leu(5)-Enkephalin
  • Leucine Enkephalin
  • Leu Enkephalin
  • Leu-Enkephalin

Scope note

  • One of the endogenous pentapeptides with morphine-like activity. It differs from MET-ENKEPHALIN in the LEUCINE at position 5. Its first four amino acid sequence is identical to the tetrapeptide sequence at the N-terminal of BETA-ENDORPHIN.

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