Chemistry:Hemorphin-4

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Short description: Endogenous opioid peptide
Hemorphin-4
Hemorphin 4.svg
Names
IUPAC name
(2S,3R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
Other names
L-tyrosyl-L-prolyl-L-tryptophyl-L-threonine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C29H35N5O7
Molar mass 565.618 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hemorphin-4 is an endogenous opioid peptide of the hemorphin family which possesses antinociceptive properties and is derived from the β-chain of hemoglobin in the bloodstream.[1][2] It is a tetrapeptide with the amino acid sequence Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr. Hemorphin-4 has affinities for the μ-, δ-, and κ-opioid receptors that are in the same range as the structurally related β-casomorphins, although affinity to the κ-opioid receptor is markedly higher in comparison.[3] It acts as an agonist at these sites.[4] Hemorphin-4 also has inhibitory effects on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE),[5] and as a result, may play a role in the regulation of blood pressure.[3] Notably, inhibition of ACE also reduces enkephalin catabolism.[6]

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References

  1. "Novel opioid peptides derived from hemoglobin: hemorphins". European Journal of Pharmacology 125 (2): 309–10. June 1986. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(86)90044-0. PMID 3743640. 
  2. "Peptide fragments derived from the beta-chain of hemoglobin (hemorphins) are centrally active in vivo". Peptides 10 (4): 747–51. 1989. doi:10.1016/0196-9781(89)90107-1. PMID 2587417. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Opioid receptor affinities of the blood-derived tetrapeptides hemorphin and cytochrophin". European Journal of Pharmacology 166 (3): 523–6. August 1989. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(89)90368-3. PMID 2553436. 
  4. "Isolation of a novel tetrapeptide with opiate and antiopiate activity from human brain cortex: Tyr-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH2 (Tyr-W-MIF-1)". Peptides 13 (4): 623–31. 1992. doi:10.1016/0196-9781(92)90165-Y. PMID 1359507. 
  5. "Hemorphins derived from hemoglobin have an inhibitory action on angiotensin converting enzyme activity". FEBS Letters 287 (1–2): 39–41. August 1991. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(91)80011-Q. PMID 1652464. 
  6. "Separate metabolic pathways for Leu-enkephalin and Met-enkephalin-Arg(6)-Phe(7) degradation by rat striatal synaptosomal membranes". Neurochemistry International 4 (5): 389–96. 1982. doi:10.1016/0197-0186(82)90081-X. PMID 20487892.