The opioid propeptides
A) are made in the terminal button and cleaved by enzymes into the opiate peptides.
B) are processed by proteases into both opiate and non-opioid peptides.
C) are referred to as the "enkephalins."
D) include the endorphins and the endomorphins.

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Opioid propeptides are processed by proteases into both opiate and non-opioid peptides, which means they can produce a variety of peptides, not just opiate ones.

The Opioid Propeptides