Product Description: [Leu5]-Enkephalin is a pentapeptide with morphine like properties. [Leu5]-Enkephalin is a five amino acid endogenous peptide that acts as an agonist at opioid receptors.
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C28H37N5O7
References: [1]Leu-enkephalin is a five amino acid endogenous peptide that acts as an agonist at opioid receptors./[2]Meunier JC, et al. Binding of Leu5-enkephalin and Met5-enkephalin to a particulate fraction from rat cerebrum. FEBS Lett. 1977 May 15;77(2):209-13.