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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
With a cDNA library prepared from skin of Phyllomedusa sauvagei, the sequence of the precursor of dermorphin was elucidated recently. The sequence suggested the existence of another peptide, distantly related to dermorphin. Two variants of this peptide have now been synthesized containing either L- or D-methionine as the second amino acid. The peptide containing the D-methionine exhibited high-affinity and selectivity for delta opioid receptors in the mouse vas deferens and in rat brain homogenates. Moreover, using the synthetic peptide as marker, we could isolate small quantities of the corresponding natural peptide containing D-methionine as the second amino acid from skin extracts of Phyllomedusa sauvagei. The name deltorphin is proposed for this new peptide and its sequence is Tyr-D-Met-Phe-His-Leu-Met-Asp-NH2.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Deltorphin, a novel amphibian skin peptide with high selectivity and affinity for delta opioid receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Molecular Biology, Salzburg, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't