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Table 5 Bioactivity of Dmt-Tic and Dmt-Tic-Ala opioidmimetic peptides

From: δ Opioidmimetic Antagonists: Prototypes for Designing a New Generation of Ultraselective Opioid Peptides

Peptide

MVD—Antagonist Activity (nM)

GPI—Agonist Activity (μM)

pA2

K e

pA2

IC50

Naltrindole

9.2

0.7

7.3

0.053

1. Dmt-Tic-OH

8.2

5.7

>10

2. Dmt-Tic-NH2

7.2

42

>10

5. Dmt-Tic-CH2OH

7.0

66

>10

11. Dmt-Tic-Ala-OH

8.4

4

>10

12. Dmt-Tic-Ala-NH2

8.0

9

4.74 ± 0.9

  1. Mouse vas deferens (MVD) and guinea-pig ileum (GPI) are the quintessential pharmacological tissue sources for the determination of δ and μ bioactivity, respectively. Antagonism to δ receptors (MVD) is given in terms of pA2 and Ke.