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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
In order to assess the individual effects of each of the 3-methyl groups in residue 2 of [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin on binding affinity to mu and delta opioid receptors, (2S,3S)methylcysteine ((3S)Me-D-Cys) and (2S,3R)methylcysteine ((3R)Me-D-Cys) were synthesized and incorporated into the analogs, [(3S)Me-D-Cys2, D-Pen5] enkephalin and [(3R)Me-D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin. Of these analogs, [(3S)Me-D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin appears from 1H n.m.r. spectra to assume a conformation similar to those of [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin and the less delta receptor-selective, but more potent, [D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin. Assessment of binding affinity to mu and delta receptors revealed that [(3S)Me-D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin exhibits delta receptor affinity intermediate between [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin and [D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin while its mu receptor affinity is similar to that of [D-Cys2, D-Pen5]enkephalin. These results suggest that, for [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin, adverse steric interactions between the D-Pen2 pro-R methyl group and the mu receptor binding site lead to the low mu receptor binding affinity observed for this analog. By contrast, both the pro-R and pro-S D-Pen2 methyl groups lead to minor steric interactions which contribute to the somewhat lower delta receptor affinity of this compound.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0367-8377
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of steric interactions in the delta opioid receptor selectivity of [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.