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Dermorphin is a hepta-peptide and a natural opioid initially isolated from the skin of South American hylid frogs Phyllomedusinae. Dermorphin binds as an agonist with high potency and selectivity to mu-opioid receptors. Dermorphin is about 30-40 times more potent than Morphine.

μ Opioid Receptor/MOR

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[2] Bird MF, et al. Characterisation of the Novel Mixed Mu-NOP Peptide Ligand Dermorphin-N/OFQ (DeNo). PLoS One. 2016 Jun 7;11(6):e0156897. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156897