Table 1.

Relative potencies of opioid agonists in inhibiting forskolin stimulated intracellular cAMP production for the cloned μ-opioid receptor

LigandEC50(nm)Maximum inhibition (%)
Endomorphin-16.3  ± 2.051.0  ± 4.7
Met-enkephalin1.7  ± 0.463.0  ± 4.6
Morphine7.1  ± 1.673.0  ± 2.1
DAMGO2.1  ± 0.678.3  ± 2.9