Bioactivity | [(pF)Phe4]Nociceptin(1-13)NH2 TFA is a highly potent and selective NOP receptor (OP4) agonist, with a pKi of 10.68 and a pEC50 of 9.31. [(pF)Phe4]Nociceptin(1-13)NH2 TFA displays high selectivity over δ, κ, and μ opioid receptors (>3000 fold)[1][2]. |
In Vivo | In unanaesthetised normotensive mice, bolus intravenous injection of 100 nmol/kg of [(pF)Phe4]Nociceptin(1-13)NH2 TFA decreases mean blood pressure and heart rate; these effects are longer lasting than those elicited by the same dose of NC(1-13)NH2. I.c.v. administration of [(pF)Phe4]Nociceptin(1-13)NH2 dose-dependently stimulated feeding in rats, and is about tenfold more potent than NC(1-13)NH2[2]. |
Name | [(pF)Phe4]Nociceptin(1-13)NH2 TFA |
Shortening | FGG{Phe(4-F)}TGARKSARK-NH2 |
Formula | C63H100F4N22O17 |
Molar Mass | 1513.60 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Rizzi A, et al. Pharmacological characterisation of [(pX)Phe4]nociceptin(1-13)NH2 analogues. 2. In vivo studies. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2002;365(6):450-456. [2]. Bigoni R, et al. Pharmacological characterisation of [(pX)Phe4]nociceptin(1-13)amide analogues. 1. In vitro studies. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2002;365(6):442-449. [3]. Guerrini R, et al. Structure-activity studies of the Phe(4) residue of nociceptin(1-13)-NH(2): identification of highly potent agonists of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor. J Med Chem. 2001;44(23):3956-3964. |