CHEBI:10415 - β-endorphin

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ChEBI Name β-endorphin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:10415
ChEBI ASCII Name beta-endorphin
Definition A polypeptide consisting of 31 amino acid residues in the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Thr-Ser-Glu-Lys-Ser-Gln-Thr-Pro-Leu-Val-Thr-Leu-Phe-Lys-Asn-Ala-Ile-Ile-Lys-Asn-Ala-Tyr-Lys-Lys-Gly-Glu. It is an endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found in the neurons of both the central and peripheral nervous system and results from processing of the precursor protein proopiomelanocortin (POMC).
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): neurotransmitter
An endogenous compound that is used to transmit information across the synapse between a neuron and another cell.
Related Structures
β-endorphin is a Structural Derivative of
ammonia
Mass : 17.03056
Formula : H3N
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