Met-enkephalin
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| IUPAC name (2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[2-[[2-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]acetyl]amino]acetyl]amino]-3-phenylpropanoyl]amino]-4-methylsulfanylbutanoic acid | |
| Other names [Met]enkephalin; [Met5]enkephalin; L-Tyrosylglycylglycyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-methionine | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.055.741 | 
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| MeSH | Enkephalin,+Methionine | 
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| Properties | |
| C27H35N5O7S | |
| Molar mass | 573.67 g·mol−1 | 
| log P | 0.607 | 
| Acidity (pKa) | 3.234 | 
| Basicity (pKb) | 10.763 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Met-enkephalin, also known as metenkefalin (INN), sometimes referred to as opioid growth factor (OGF), is a naturally occurring, endogenous opioid peptide that has opioid effects of a relatively short duration. It is one of the two forms of enkephalin, the other being leu-enkephalin. The enkephalins are considered to be the primary endogenous ligands of the δ-opioid receptor, due to their high potency and selectivity for the site over the other endogenous opioids.