| Synonyms: |
(2S)-2-[(2S)-2-(2-{2-[(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanamido]acetamido}acetamido)-3-phenylpropanamido]-4-methylpentanoic acid,
[5-Leucine]enkephalin,
[Leu(5)]-enkephalin,
[Leu(5)]enkephalin,
[Leu]enkephalin,
enkephalin L,
enkephalin, leucine,
H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH,
L-ENK,
L-Tyr-Gly-Gly-L-Phe-L-Leu,
L-tyrosylglycylglycyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-leucine,
Leu-ENK,
Leu-enkephalin,
leucine enkephalin,
leucine-enkephalin,
leucyl-enkephalin,
LeuENK,
N-(N-(N-(N-L-tyrosylglycyl)glycyl)-L-phenylalanyl)-L-leucine,
Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu,
Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH,
Y-G-G-F-L,
YGGFL
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| Definition: |
A pentapeptide comprising L-tyrosine, glycine, glycine, L-phenylalanine and L-leucine residues joined in sequence by peptide linkages. It is an endogenous opioid peptide produced in vertebrate species, including rodents, primates and humans that results from decomposition of proenkephalin or dynorphin and exhibits antinociceptive properties. |