Diazepam Binding Inhibitor

"Diazepam Binding Inhibitor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An 86-amino acid polypeptide, found in central and peripheral tissues, that displaces diazepam from the benzodiazepine recognition site on the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (RECEPTORS, GABA). It also binds medium- and long-chain acyl-CoA esters and serves as an acyl-CoA transporter. This peptide regulates lipid metabolism.

Descriptor ID	D026261
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.136
Concept/Terms	Diazepam Binding Inhibitor Diazepam Binding Inhibitor Binding Inhibitor, Diazepam Inhibitor, Diazepam Binding EpDBI Endozepine Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Acyl CoA Binding Protein Protein, Acyl-CoA-Binding DBI Peptide Peptide, DBI Medium-Chain Acyl CoA-Binding Protein Medium-Chain Acyl CoA-Binding Protein Medium Chain Acyl CoA Binding Protein

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Diazepam Binding Inhibitor [D12.644.136]

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