Description
Bovine adrenal medulla 12 peptide (BAM-12P) is a cleavage product of proenkephalin that binds κ-opioid receptors (κORs). BAM-12P plays a role in antinociceptive signaling.
References
Davis TP, Hoyer GL, Davis P, et al. Proenkephalin A-derived peptide E and its fragments alter opioid contractility in the small intestine. Eur J Pharmacol. 1990 Dec 4;191(3):253-61. PMID: 2086244.
Mizuno K, Minamino N, Kangawa K, et al. A new endogenous opioid peptide from bovine adrenal medulla: isolation and amino acid sequence of a dodecapeptide (BAM-12P). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1980 Aug 29;95(4):1482-8. PMID: 7417331.