RB-101 is a drug that acts as an enkephalinase inhibitor which is used in scientific research.RB-101 is a prodrug which acts by splitting at the disulfide bond once inside the brain to form two selective enzyme inhibitors and blocking both types of the zinc-metallopeptidase enkephalinase enzymes. This inhibits the breakdown of the endogenous opioid peptides known as enkephalins.
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