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Dynorphins (Dyn) are a
class of
opioid peptides that
arise from the
precursor protein prodynorphin. When
prodynorphin is
cleaved during processing by proprotein...
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Dynorphin A is a
dynorphin, an
endogenous opioid peptide that
activates the κ-opioid receptor. Its
amino acid
sequence is Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-...
- protein-coupled
receptors with
opioids as ligands. The
endogenous opioids are
dynorphins, enkephalins, endorphins,
endomorphins and nociceptin. The
opioid receptors...
- of
opioid peptides produced by the body: enkephalins, β-endorphin, and
dynorphins. The met-enkephalin
peptide sequence is
coded for by the
enkephalin gene;...
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Research has
implicated big
dynorphin in a
variety of
physiological processes: Pain modulation: Like
other dynorphins, big
dynorphin can
produce analgesic effects...
- high
affinity for
enkephalins and beta-endorphin, but a low
affinity for
dynorphins. They are also
referred to as μ(mu)-opioid
peptide (MOP) receptors. The...
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enkephalins was
isolated and its
sequence described in 1982. The
human gene for
dynorphins (originally
called the "Enkephalin B" gene
because of
sequence similarity...
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Difelikefalin (CR845) – peripherally-selective [5]
Dynorphins (
dynorphin A,
dynorphin B, big
dynorphin)
Terpenoids Erinacine E
Menthol RB-64 – G protein...
- prodynorphin.
Opioid peptide Schwarzer C (September 2009). "30
years of
dynorphins—new
insights on
their functions in
neuropsychiatric diseases". Pharmacology...
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mimic three classes of endorphins, such as endomorphins, enkephalins, and
dynorphins. All
three of
these classes each have
their own receptor-mu, kappa, and...
