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. 1985 Apr;84(4):927–932. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1985.tb17387.x

The use of [3H]-[D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin as a highly selective ligand for the delta-binding site.

R Cotton, H W Kosterlitz, S J Paterson, M J Rance, J R Traynor
PMCID: PMC1987059  PMID: 2988685

Abstract

The characteristics of the binding of [3H]-[D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin were determined in homogenates of guinea-pig and rat brain. In the guinea-pig, the maximum binding capacity for [3H]-[D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin was 4.19 pmol g-1 and the KD 1.61 nM. In the rat, the corresponding values were 2.47 pmol g-1 and 5.42 nM. In both species, the maximum binding capacity and the affinity were not altered when mu-binding was suppressed with [D-Ala2,MePhe4,Gly-ol5]enkephalin. The mu-agonists, [D-Ala2,MePhe4,Gly-ol5]enkephalin and morphine, displaced a small portion of the binding of [3H]-[D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin with high affinities.

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