Cyclic enkephalin analogs containing various para-substituted phenylalanine derivatives in place of Tyr1 are potent opioid agonists

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Weltrowska, G ^a   Lemieux, C ^a   Chung, N N ^a   Schiller, P W ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclic enkephalin analogs; Guinea pig ileum and mouse vas deferens bioassays; Opioid peptides; Opioid receptor binding assays; Tyrosine analogs

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; ENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE AGONIST; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; TYROSINE DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GUINEA PIG; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; IC 50; ILEUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; GUINEA PIGS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MICE; NARCOTICS; PHENYLALANINE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; TYROSINE;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 14044253477     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00190.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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