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Met enkephalin

or Met-en·keph·a·lin

[met]
noun (sometimes lowercase)
  1. See under enkephalin.
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Origin of Met enkephalin

First recorded in 1975–80

enkephalin

[en-kef-uh-lin]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
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Origin of enkephalin

1970–75; < Greek enképhal(os) encephalon + -in2
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British Dictionary definitions for metenkephalin

enkephalin

encephalin (ɛnˈsɛfəlɪn)

noun
  1. a chemical occurring in the brain, having effects similar to those of morphineSee also endorphin
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metenkephalin in Medicine

metenkephalin

(mĕt′ĕn-kĕf′ə-lĭn)
n.
  1. An enkephalin that has a terminal methionine residue and occurs naturally as one of two such pentapeptides that are formed in the brain.
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enkephalin

(ĕn-kĕf′ə-lĭn)
n.
  1. Either of two closely related pentapeptides having opiate qualities and occurring especially in the brain and spinal cord.
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