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enkephalin

/en-kef-uh-lin/US // ɛnˈkɛf ə lɪn //UK // (ɛnˈkɛfəlɪn) //

烯烃类,烯酰亚胺,烯烃烃类,烯烃类化合物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biochemistry.

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