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Spinorphin, a Common card
Spinorphin is an endogenous, non-classical opioid peptide of the hemorphin family first isolated from the bovine spinal cord and acts as a regulator of the enkephalinases, a class of enzymes that break down endogenous the enkephalin peptides.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 46
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 72
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,400
Power 72 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Spinorphin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Spinorphin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Spinorphin is a ______ and has the amino acid sequence Leu-Val-Val-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr.
Answer
heptapeptide. Spinorphin is a heptapeptide and has the amino acid sequence Leu-Val-Val-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr. From the Spinorphin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Thorn Commission. Thorn Commission 52 · Spinorphin 46 · Pseudobrookite 43 · Ksar Chenini 34 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It does so by inhibiting the enzymes aminopeptidase N, dipeptidyl peptidase III, angiotensin-converting enzyme, and neutral endopeptidase.
- Spinorphin is a heptapeptide and has the amino acid sequence Leu-Val-Val-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr.
- It has been observed to possess antinociceptive, antiallodynic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Spinorphin article was read about 1,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 46 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Spinorphin
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Spinorphin in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Nicholas AcquavellaCommon · Arts · ATK 41 DEF 31
- PseudobrookiteCommon · Nature · ATK 43 DEF 29
- Roc CarmichaelCommon · Society · ATK 49 DEF 23
- Vesanto MelinaCommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 14
- Connecticut State NavyCommon · History · ATK 51 DEF 21
- HalsuaCommon · Society · ATK 46 DEF 26
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Spinorphin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yikrazuul ( talk ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
