Probable precursors of [Leu]enkephalin and [Met]enkephalin in adrenal medulla: peptides of 3-5 kilodaltons.

AUTOR(ES)

Kimura, S

RESUMO

Adrenal chromaffin granules contain at least 10 peptides, ranging in size from 3 to 5 kilodaltons, that yield, upon digestion with trypsin, peptides that show specific binding to opiate receptors. All are distinctly different from beta-endorphin. Two of these peptides have been purified to homogeneity and subjected to chemical analysis. One is apparently a [Met]enkephalin precursor containing two copies of the [Met]enkephalin sequence. The other peptide contains both [Leu]enkephalin and [Met]enkephalin sequences and is presumably a common precursor of the two forms of enkephalin.

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