Opioid peptide
AssigneesEmbrapa-Empresa Brasileira De Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Fundacao Universidade de Brasilia
InventorsCarlos Bloch Junior, Mariana Magalhães Nóbrega, Karla Graziella Moreira, Márcia Renata Mortari
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an opioid peptide represented by general formula TyrProPhe-X1-TrpGlyGly-X2-ProPro (SEQ ID NO: 8), wherein: X1 is represented by Gly or Lys; X2 is represented by Ile or Val. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical, nutritional and nutraceutical compositions comprising the peptide and to the use of the same for analgesic purposes, and/or for providing a feeling of satiety, and/or for lowering arterial blood pressure in a subject.
Claims30
Opioid peptide or salt thereof having naloxone-like binding activity characterized in that it is represented by formula:
- TyrProPhe-X1-TrpGlyGly-X2-ProPro (SEQ ID NO:
- 8) wherein:
- X1 is represented by Gly or Lys;
- X2 is represented by Ile or Val.
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