Skrzydło-Radomańska B
Katedra i Klinika Gastroenterologii Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
Postepy Hig Med Dosw. 1994;48(4):381-96.
Enkephalinase, the enzyme originally purified from kidney, is largely represented in brain and other tissues, namely in the airways, blood cells, kidney and the gastrointestinal tract. The highest enkephalinase activity was observed in duodenum and jejunum. Beside the participation in hydrolysis of proteins, enkephalinase degrades many biologically active peptides in the tissues and on that way can regulate some secretory or motoric functions.
脑啡肽酶最初是从肾脏中纯化出来的一种酶，在脑和其他组织中大量存在，即在气道、血细胞、肾脏和胃肠道中。十二指肠和空肠中的脑啡肽酶活性最高。除了参与蛋白质水解外，脑啡肽酶还能降解组织中的许多生物活性肽，从而调节一些分泌或运动功能。
