Jinsmaa Yunden, Yoshikawa Masaaki
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2002 May;66(5):1130-2. doi: 10.1271/bbb.66.1130.
Opioid peptide hemorphin-5 (YPWTQ) was released from human hemoglobin by the action of pancreatic elastase. V-hemorphin-5 (VYPWTQ) was also released under the same conditions. The amount of hemorphin-5 was about 1/10 that of V-hemorphin-5. This is the first report showing release of hemorphin-5 only by the action of one enzyme.
阿片肽类的血啡肽-5(YPWTQ)通过胰弹性蛋白酶的作用从人血红蛋白中释放出来。在相同条件下,缬氨酸-血啡肽-5(VYPWTQ)也会释放出来。血啡肽-5的量约为缬氨酸-血啡肽-5的1/10。这是第一份表明仅通过一种酶的作用就能释放血啡肽-5的报告。