Rubiscolin

The rubiscolins are a group of opioid peptides that are formed during digestion of the ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) protein from spinach leaves.[1] These peptides have much in common with the better-known gluten exorphins.

  1. ^ Yang, Shuzhang; Yunden, Jinsmaa; Sonoda, Soushi; Doyama, Naomi; Lipkowski, Andrzej W; Kawamura, Yukio; Yoshikawa, Masaaki (2001). "Rubiscolin, a δ selective opioid peptide derived from plant Rubisco". FEBS Letters. 509 (2): 213–217. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03042-3. PMID 11741591. S2CID 83631217.