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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Chem. 2008 Sep 27;51(20):6334–6347. doi: 10.1021/jm800389v

Table 7.

Functional assay result for bifunctional peptide ligands at opioid and Substance P receptors

No Opioid agonist Substance P GPI

MVD (δ), IC50 (nM)a GPI (μ), IC50 (nM)a antagonist, Ke (nM)b
1c 22 ± 1.2 360 ± 130 25 ± 8.8
2 15 ± 2.0 490 ± 29 10 ± 2.1
3 4.8 ± 0.35 61 ± 9.6 9.9 ± 2.8
Biphalin 2.7 ± 1.5 8.8 ± 0.3
4 250 ± 87
a

Concentration at 50% inhibition of muscle concentration at electrically stimulated isolated tissues.

b

Inhibitory activity against the Substance P induced muscle contraction in the presence of 1 μM naloxone, Ke: concentration of antagonist needed to inhibit Substance P to half its activity.

c

See a reference.38