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Leumorphin

Leumorphin
Names
IUPAC name
L-Tyrosylglycylglycyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-L-arginyl-L-glutaminyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-lysyl-L-valyl-L-valyl-L-threonyl-L-arginyl-L-seryl-L-glutaminyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-prolyl-L-asparaginyl-L-alanyl-L-tyrosyl-L-serylglycyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-alanine
Other names
Dynorphin B-29; Dynorphin B (1-29)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
PubChem CID
Properties
C161H236N42O48
Molar mass 3527.85 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Leumorphin, also called dynorphin B-29, is a naturally occurring, endogenous opioid peptide. Derived as a proteolytic cleavage product of residues 226-254 of prodynorphin (preproenkephalin B), leumorphin is a nonacosapeptide (29 amino acids in length) and has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-Gln-Phe-Lys-Val-Val-Thr-Arg-Ser-Gln-Glu-Asp-Pro-Asn-Ala-Tyr-Ser-Gly-Glu-Leu-Phe-Asp-Ala. It can be further reduced to dynorphin B (dynorphin B-13) and dynorphin B-14 by pitrilysin metallopeptidase 1 (formerly referred to as "dynorphin-converting enzyme"), an enzyme of the endopeptidase family. Leumorphin behaves as a potent and selective κ-opioid receptor agonist, similarly to other endogenous opioid peptide derivatives of prodynorphin.


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