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单词 enkephalin
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•keph•al•in  (en kefə lin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryeither 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.
  • Greek enképhal(os) encephalon + -in2
  • 1970–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
enkephalin /ɛnˈkɛfəlɪn/, encephalin /ɛnˈsɛfəlɪn/ n
  1. a chemical occurring in the brain, having effects similar to those of morphine
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