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SHEET /m/endorphin · MoleculeFinder curated (no single PubChem compound) · REV 2026.07

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Endorphin

from source

peptide · body endogenous

What is Endorphin?

The body's own opioids, released during hard exercise, pain, and laughter. The name is a contraction of endogenous morphine. from source

CategoryBody

No single structure

Endorphin is a peptide: a short chain of amino acids. It has no single 2D or 3D structure, molecular weight or SMILES, so MoleculeFinder models it by hand.

ClassPeptideinferred

Where you'll find it

Your own body makes this one. It is not an ingredient you buy. See the rest of the body group.

Sources & methodology

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