β‐Endorphin: Synthesis and properties of analogs with replacement of lysine residues by arginine

Abstract
Human β‐endorphin analogs, [Arg9,19,24,28,29]‐β‐endorphin (I) and [Arg24,28,29]‐β‐endorphin (II), have been synthesized by the solid‐phase method. Peptide II had 86% of the analgesic potency and 216% of the receptor binding activity of the parent molecule. Peptide I had only 18% analgesic potency but its binding activity was more than three time greater than that of human β‐endorphin.

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