title: Energy conformation study of Met-enkephalin and its D-Ala2 analogue and their resemblance to rigid opiates.
abstract: Conformational similarities of Met-enkephalin and its D-Ala2 analogue to rigid opiates were studied by both empirical and quantum mechanical methods. By both methods, conformers with maximum resemblance to rigid opiates have the highest energies. Conformers with the lowest energy had no resemblance to rigid opiates. However, several low and intermediate energy conformers were identified in which at least the NH2-terminal tyrosine residue overlaps with the phenethylamine moiety of rigid opiates and which could equally well accommodate either Gly2 or D-Ala2. The conformer among these with greatest additional resemblance to other binding sites of rigid opiates is proposed as the most likely candidate for an induced fit at the receptor site.
mesh_terms: D004723:Endorphins; D004745:Enkephalins; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009020:Morphine; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D004745:Enkephalins; D009020:Morphine
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