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met enkephalin

Met enkephalin
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met]
    • /mɛt in-ˈke-fə-lən, -(ˌ)lin, en-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met]
    • /mɛt in-ˈke-fə-lən, -(ˌ)lin, en-/

Definition of met enkephalin words

  • noun met enkephalin either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu. 1
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Origin of met enkephalin

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Met enkephalin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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met enkephalin popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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