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Novel Cyclic Peptides from Lethal Amanita Mushrooms through a Genome-Guided Approach
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Most species in the genus Amanita are ectomycorrhizal fungi comprising both edible and poisonous mushrooms. Some species produce potent cyclic peptide toxins, such as α-amanitin, which places them among the deadliest organisms known to mankind.
Shengwen Zhou +8 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin: A Paradigm of Translational Medicine [PDF]
, 2012 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small, cationic, amphiphilic peptides with broad-spectrum microbicidal activity against both bacteria and fungi. In mammals, AMPs form the first line of host defense against infections and generally play an important ...
Schöllmann, C. +3 more
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Cyclic RGD-containing peptides: in silico exploration against BCL-X(L) [PDF]
The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 2023 Сyclic peptides attract attention for possible applications in cancer treatment. We examined the ability of six cyclic RGD-containing peptides-based compounds to inhibit B-cell lymphoma-extra-large (Bcl-XL) (PDB ID: 3zk6) using the in silico method.
A. K. Oyebamiji +5 more
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Open Chemistry, 2021 Acacia honey is characterized by high nutritional, antioxidant, antibacterial and immuno-modulatory values. This work investigated the presence of short and cyclic peptides in Acacia and Ziziphus honey samples.
ALaerjani Wed Mohammed Ali +7 more
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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2022 In recent years, a variety of fungal cyclic peptides with interesting bioactivities have been discovered. For many of these peptides, the biosynthetic pathways are unknown and their elucidation often holds surprises.
Eva Vogt +3 more
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Química Nova, 2009 Natural peptides are outstanding as the most promising macromolecules in the search for new drugs, especially those of cyclic nature. The higher plants revealed a very peculiar composition of their cyclic peptides, which distinguish themselves by a "head-
Douglas Gatte Picchi +4 more
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Cyclic peptides- small and big and their conformational aspects [PDF]
, 1985 Cyclic peptides form an interesting class of compounds for study by conformational analysis, by virtue of their unique conformational features and biological properties.
Ramakrishnan, C. +2 more
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Directed Evolution of Bicyclic Peptides for Therapeutic Application
CHIMIA, 2013 Many naturally occurring cyclic peptides or derivatives thereof are used as therapeutics such as the human hormones vasopressin and oxytocin or the antibiotics vancomycin and daptomycin.
Philippe Diderich, Christian Heinis
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Isolating cyclic peptides from linear peptides
, 2023 Poster and abstract presented at the FYRE in STEM Showcase, 2023.Research project completed at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.For decades, medicines treating ailments from autoimmune diseases to fungal infections have included peptides ...
Mandapaka, Hyma +2 more
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Natural Cyclic Peptides as an Attractive Modality for Therapeutics: A Mini Review
Molecules, 2018 Peptides are important biomolecules which facilitate the understanding of complex biological processes, which in turn could be serendipitous biological targets for future drugs. They are classified as a unique therapeutic niche and will play an important
Muna Ali Abdalla, Lyndy J. McGaw
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