TABLE 1

Endogenous and selective opioid peptides used in this study

PeptideSequence
Enkephalins
 Leu-enkTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu
 Met-enkTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met
 Met-enk-RFTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Arg-Phe
Dynorphins
 Dynorphin A (DynA)Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-Ile-Arg-Pro-Lys-Leu-Lys-Trp-Asp-Asn-Gln
 Dynorphin BTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-Gln-Phe-Lys-Val-Val-Thr
 DynA 1–13Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-Ile-Arg-Pro-Lys-Leu-Lys
 DynA 1–8Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Arg-Ile
 DynA 1–6Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg
 α-NeoTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-Lys-Tyr-Pro-Lys
Endorphins
 β-EndorphinTyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Thr-Ser-Glu-Lys-Ser-Gln-Thr-Pro-Val-Thr-Leu-Phe-Lys-Asn-Ile-Ile-Lys-Asn-Ala-Tyr-Lys-Lys-Gly-Glu
Endomorphins
 Endo-1Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe
 Endo-2Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe