β-Endorphin, human

β-Endorphin, human, a prominent endogenous peptide, existing in the hypophysis cerebri and hypothalamus, is an agonist of opioid receptor, with preferred affinity for μ-opioid receptor and δ-opioid receptor; β-Endorphin, human exhibits antinociception activity.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[61214-51-5]

UNSPSC

12352209

Target

Opioid Receptor

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

GPCR/G Protein; Neuronal Signaling

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/_beta_-Endorphin,_human.html

Purity

98.12

Solubility

H2O : 12.5 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

OC(C=C1)=CC=C1CC(N)C(NCC(NCC(NC(CC2=CC=CC=C2)C(N[C@H](CCSC)C(NC(C(O)C)C(N[C@H](CO)C(NC(CCC(O)=O)C(N[C@H](CCCCN)C(NC(CO)C(NC(CCC(N)=O)C(NC(C(O)C)C(N3[C@@H](CCC3)C(NC(CC(C)C)C(NC(C(C)C)C(NC(C(O)C)C(NC(CC(C)C)C(NC(C(NC(CCCCN)C(NC(CC(N)=O)C(NC(C)C(NC(C(C)CC)C(NC(C(C)CC)C(NC(CCCCN)C(NC(CC(N)=O)C(NC(C)C(NC(C(NC(CCCCN)C(NC(CCCCN)C(NCC(NC(C(O)=O)CCC(O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)CC5=CC=CC=C5)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O

Molecular Formula

C158H251N39O46S

Molecular Weight

3464.98

References & Citations

[1]Narita M, et al. Evidence for the existence of the beta-endorphin-sensitive "epsilon-opioid receptor" in the brain: the mechanisms of epsilon-mediated antinociception. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1998 Mar;76 (3) :233-53.|[2]Luan YH, et al. Action of β-endorphin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and the possible effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on β-endorphin. J Clin Anesth. 2017 Feb;37:123-128.