... substances as well as for diagnosis and therapy techniques. A new production method based on laser printing will enable the potential of peptide arrays to be effectively utilized for the first time.
... of the protein in tumor tissues. Using a cell screening assay, the researchers identified the peptide argyrin A, derived from the myxobacterium Archangium gephyra, as a stabilizer of p27kip1 and a ...
Ghrelin is a peptide found mostly in the stomach but also in the brain. Ghrelin is known to have an effect on food intake by increasing feelings of hunger and the urge to eat. New findings show that ...
In a new study researchers identified what appears to be the first antibody-derived peptide that inhibits the activities of harmful microbes such as influenza A virus and HIV-1.
... from Unigene Laboratories described an experiment comparing UGL269 with PYY and placebo in dogs. PYY is a pancreatic peptide which, based on animal studies, is believed to suppress appetite.
... a simple reagent.
"If you want to make one peptide or 20 or even 100, you just ... reagents, you get 20 different peptides."
"This could never have been discovered using the classical form of chemistry ...
Chemists have discovered an entirely new way of synthesizing peptides using simple reagents, a process that would be impossible in classical chemistry.
... too soon to know how HN would perform in humans, but he believes the naturally occurring peptide's ability to preserve cells is promising. One concern of anti-diabetic drugs is increased risk for ...
... a target to potentially inhibit the movement of APP to RAFTS so that amyloid beta peptide generation can be prevented. As such, a small molecule drug that can reduce the RANBP9 protein levels could ...
Activatable cell penetrating peptides are unlocking new opportunities for targeted entry to cancer cells
... diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. They discovered that increases in levels of their newly identified peptide (APL1beta28) reflected increased production of Abeta42 in the brain. While Abeta42 is ...
In a new study researchers suggest that a synthetic antimicrobial peptide identified as L5 may prevent death in mice suffering from life-threatening bacterial infections, such as MRSA, by activating ...
'Two-in-one' peptide hormone mimic causes dramatic weight loss in obese mice
... Hypertension and Vascular Research Center – a fact that motivates them in their research.
Peptides, found in all animals, are compounds formed by linking one or more amino acids together through the ...
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- November 11, 2009 -- Aileron Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company leading the development of a new class of drugs called Stapled Peptides, announced today that its collabora
