Description
Bovine adrenal medulla 22 peptide (BAM-22P) is a cleavage product of proenkephalin that binds μ-opioid receptors (μORs) and κ-opioid receptors (κORs). BAM-22P plays a role in antinociceptive signaling.
References
Cai M, Chen T, Quirion R, et al. The involvement of spinal bovine adrenal medulla 22-like peptide, the proenkephalin derivative, in modulation of nociceptive processing. Eur J Neurosci. 2007 Sep;26(5):1128-38. PMID: 17767492.