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: 82104
  - Peptide Hormones: 1361
    - Pituitary Hormones: 610
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 189
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 3
    - Neuropeptides: 6903
      - Opioid Peptides: 1345
        Endorphins: 986
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
      - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
- Peptides: 84029
  - Neuropeptides: 6903
    - Opioid Peptides: 1345
      - Endorphins: 986
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
  - Peptide Hormones: 1361
    - Pituitary Hormones: 610
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 189
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        beta-Endorphin: 1768

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