Pentapeptide-18

Product Information

Name: Pentapeptide-18; Leuphasyl
CAS No.: 64963-01-5
Peptide Sequence: H-Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH
Molecular Formula: C29H39N5O7
Molecular Weight: 569.65
Appearance: White Lyophilized powder

Functions

Attenuating muscle contraction in the pre-synaptic pathway, couples to the enkephalin receptor,on the outside of the nerve cells, a conformational change initiates a cascade inside the neuron that results in a decrease of its excitability, the release of acetylcholine is modulated