beta-Endorphin

A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.

Also Known As:

Endorphin, beta; beta-Endorphin (1-31); beta Endorphin

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Neurotransmitter Agents

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 2
    - Neuropeptides: 6772
      - Opioid Peptides: 1339
        Endorphins: 977
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
      - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
- Peptides: 82426
  - Neuropeptides: 6772
    - Opioid Peptides: 1339
      - Endorphins: 977
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        beta-Endorphin: 1766

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