title: Leucine enkephalin-tyrosinase reaction products--identification and biological activity.
abstract: Leucine enkephalin (1 mM) was reacted with mushroom tyrosinase under reductive conditions (ascorbic acid, 50 mM). Reaction products were isolated by high-performance liquid chromatography and identified using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The products of the reaction were found to be hydroxylated at the Tyr1 moiety of the peptide. The major product was a monohydroxylated derivative of leucine enkephalin ([HO-Tyr1]LE) and the minor product of the reaction was a dihydroxylated derivative ([(HO)2-Tyr1]LE). The affinity of [HO-Tyr1]LE to receptors in rat brain homogenate was compared to that of leucine enkephalin itself. Hydroxylation of LE was found to decrease receptor affinity to both mu and delta opioid receptor sites by a factor of about 20.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida, JHMHC, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Larsimont
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prokai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hochhaus
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002845:Chromatography; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry; D014447:Tyrosine Phenol-Lyase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D014443:Tyrosine; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine; D014447:Tyrosine Phenol-Lyase