Molecule Details
InChIKeyYFGBQHOOROIVKG-FKBYEOEOSA-N
Compound NameMetenkefalin
Canonical SMILESCSCC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)CNC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)O
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)3
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL7.53
SourceBindingDB;ChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB12668
Drug NameMetenkefalin
CAS Number58569-55-4
Groups investigational
ATC Codes nan
DescriptionMetenkefalin is an endogenous opioid and beta-endorphin.[A203225] It has been shown to reduce chromosomal abberations in patients with multiple sclerosis.[A203210] Metenkefalin, along with [tridecactide], are under investigation as an immunomodulatory therapy for moderate to severe COVID-19.[L13874,...

Categories: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Enkephalin, Methionine Enkephalins Experimental Unapproved Treatments for COVID-19 Nerve Tissue Proteins Neuropeptides Neurotransmitter Agents Opioid Peptides Peptides Proteins Receptors, Opioid, delta, agonists mu-Opioid Receptor Agonist
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50019056 ChEBI: 189868 CHEMBL13786 ChemSpider: 391597 C11684 PubChem:443363 PubChem:347828872 RxCUI: 1349278 Wikipedia: Met-enkephalin ZINC: ZINC000004102171
Target Activities (3)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P41143 OPRD1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 8.7 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
P35372 OPRM1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 7.9 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
P41145 OPRK1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.0 Ki BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (4)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
Q8N4T0 Q8N4T0 Carboxypeptidase A6 substrate enzymes
P35372 OPRM1 Mu-type opioid receptor agonist targets
P41143 OPRD1 Delta-type opioid receptor agonist targets
Q9NZT2 OGFR Opioid growth factor receptor modulator targets