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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
opioid peptides that arise from the precursorprotein prodynorphin
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Examples
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Later, the kappa receptor was found to be associated with a naturally occurring substance called dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Later, the kappa receptor was found to be associated with a naturally occurring substance called dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The activating enzyme is a member of a class called dynorphin convertase.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The activating enzyme is a member of a class called dynorphin convertase.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The enzyme that converts the precursor protein to dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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There are four major types: dynorphin A and B, and neoendorphin Alpha and Beta, which contain from 8 to 18 amino acids.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The enzyme that converts the precursor protein to dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The subclasses include a variety of endorphins such as alpha-beta-, and gamma-; two enkephalins; and dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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There are four major types: dynorphin A and B, and neoendorphin Alpha and Beta, which contain from 8 to 18 amino acids.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The subclasses include a variety of endorphins such as alpha-beta-, and gamma-; two enkephalins; and dynorphin.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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