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proenkephalin
Symbol(s):	PENK
Locus:	8 q23 -q24
EC number	[1]
EntrezGene	5179
OMIM	131330
RefSeq	NM_006211
UniProt	P01210

An enkephalin is a pentapeptide ending with either leucine ("leu") or methionine ("met"). Both are products of the proenkephalin gene.

• [Met]-enkephalin is Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met.
• [Leu]-enkephalin has Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.

Enkephalins play many roles in regulating pain.

[edit] See also

• Endorphin

[edit] External links

• MeSH Enkephalins
• Dorlands/Elsevier e_09/12333764
• Physiology at MCG 6/6ch2/s6ch2_36
• PubChem 3903 - leucine enkephalin
• PubChem 42785 - methionine enkephalin

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Dynorphin - Endorphin (Beta-endorphin) - Enkephalin

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