Novel Analogues of Enkephalin: Identification of Functional Groups Required for Biological Activity

Fredric A. Gorin, T. M. Balasubramanian, Theodore J. Cicero, John Schwietzer, Garland R. Marshall

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Abstract

Novel tri- and tetrapeptide analogues of enkephalin, in conjunction with earlier structure-activity data, confirm that chemical substituents present in the first and fourth residues of enkephalin are required for in vitro biological activity. A class of arylamino and alkylamino derivatized tripeptides also were found to have signficiant in vitro opioid-like activity indistinguishable from [D-Ala2,D-Leu5xs]enkephalin and morphine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1113-1122
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume23
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1980

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