MeSH definition : A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts
on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal
are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.;
A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts
on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal
are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.