ISSN:
0952-3499
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
The N-terminal tripeptide enkephalin analogue, Tyr-D-Ala-Gly, was dimerized at the C-terminus systematically with a series of α,ω-diaminoalkanes, NH2—(CH2)n—NH2 (n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22). The binding affinities of dimers for δ opiate receptors in rat brain were evaluated and compared with those for δ receptors in NG108-15 cells. Although the monomeric tripeptide amide was almost inactive, dimers showed a dramatic increase in binding affinity (8-900 times). The enhancement of affinity was apparently related to the number of methylene chains in the crosslinking spacer moiety, and it was maximal at n = 14-18 in the rat brain. In NG cells the activity increased progressively from n = 2 to n = 22 without reaching any apparent peak. These results suggest that δ receptors in rat brain and NG cells may have slight structural differences.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmr.300020305
