Leu-enkefalin – razlika između verzija

|IUPACName=<nowiki>(2R)-2-[[(2R)-2-[[2-[[2-[[</nowiki>(2R)-2-amino-3-<br />(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]acetyl]<br />amino]acetyl]amino]-3-phenylpropanoyl]<br />amino]-4-methylpentanoic acid

'''Leu-enkefalin''' je [[endogen]]ni [[opioidni peptid]]ni [[neurotransmiter]] koji se prirodno javlja u mozgu mnogih životinja, uključujući čoveka.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab. |year=2003 Apr |volume=88 |issue=4 |pages=1842-8 |title=Topography and associations of leu-enkephalin and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neuronal systems in the human diencephalon |author=Dudás B, Merchenthaler I}}</ref><ref>{{|title=Immunocytochemical studies with antisera against Leu-enkephalin and an enkephalin-precursor fragment (BAM-22P) in the rat brain |author=Khachaturian, Henry Lewis, Michael E. Watson, Stanley J. |year=2006 |publisher = Elsevier |doi=10.1016/0024-3205(82)90233-8 |pmid=6759829 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/23839}}</ref> On je jedna od dve forme [[enkefalin]]a. Druga forma je [[met-enkefalin|met-enkefalin]]. Za [[tirozin]]ski ostatak u poziciji 1 se smatra da je analogan sa 3-hidroksilnom grupom [[morfin]]a.

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