Opioid Peptides: Biology, Chemistry, and Genetics
The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Vol. 6
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Opioid Peptides: Biology, Chemistry, and Genetics
The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Vol. 6
About This Book
The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology, Volume 6: Opioid Peptides: Biology, Chemistry, and Genetics presents a biological topic of peptide research. This book is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 reviews the opioid peptide precursors and their genes. The proenkephalin and products of its processing are discussed in Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, the role of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) as a protein at the interface of the endocrine and nervous systems is examined. Chapter 4 provides a comprehensive account of the biology and chemistry of the dynorphin peptides. The opioid receptors are described in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 evaluates the structure-activity relationships of?-endorphin, while Chapter 7 considers the conformational analysis of enkephalins and conformation-activity relationships. The structure-activity relationships among enkephalin peptides are elaborated in Chapter 8. The last chapter is devoted to the clinical significance of opioid peptides in humans. This publication is a good reference for biologists, specialists, and researchers concerned with peptides and proteins.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Opioid Peptides: Biology, Chemistry, and Genetics
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Nomenclature and Abbreviations
- Structures of Opiates and Related Nonpeptide Receptor Ligands Discussed in the Text
- Opioid Peptides with Special Names
- Contents of Previous Volumes
- Chapter 1. Opioid Peptide Precursors and Their Genes
- Chapter 2. Proenkephalin and the Products of Its Processing: Chemistry and Biology
- Chapter 3. Pro-opiomelanocortin: A Polyprotein at the Interface of the Endocrine and Nervous Systems
- Chapter 4. Biology and Chemistry of the Dynorphin Peptides
- Chapter 5. Opioid Receptors
- Chapter 6. β-Endorphin: Structure and Activity
- Chapter 7. Conformational Analysis of Enkephalin and Conformation - Activity Relationships
- Chapter 8. Structure-Activity Relationships in Enkephalin Peptides
- Chapter 9. Opioid Peptides in Humans and Their Clinical Significance
- Index