Effects of hydrolysis and digestion in vitro on the activity of bovine plasma hydrolysates as inhibitors of the angiotensin I converting enzyme [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2014 The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibiting activity of bovine plasma hydrolyzates obtained by Alcalase 2.4 L at different degrees of hydrolysis (DH) was evaluated.
Leidy Johanna Gómez Sampedro +1 more
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Foods, 2023 Swim bladder polypeptides (SBPs) of Acipenser schrencki were analyzed for their antioxidant activity and physicochemical properties. The results showed the optimal enzymatic conditions were alkaline protease with a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:20, an ...
Xiao-Yan Zu +4 more
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Data storage using peptide sequences [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Abstract From the beginning of civilization, the media for storing data have been continuously evolving from such as stone tablets, animal bones and bamboo tablets to paper, with improvements on data density over time. Since the invention of electronics in the last century, the percentage of data stored in digital form has been increasing ...
Cheuk Chi A. Ng +7 more
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Characteristics of the enzyme-induced release of bitter peptides from wheat gluten hydrolysates
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Bitter peptides in the enzymatic hydrolysates were prepared and purified from wheat gluten using aqueous ethanol solutions and macroporous resin, which has opened a new road for the extraction and separation of bitter peptides.
Xiaorui Sun +4 more
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Enhanced cross-recognition of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by peptide vaccine-induced antibodies
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Current vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, based on the original Wuhan sequence, induce antibodies with different degrees of cross-recognition of new viral variants of concern.
Belén Aparicio +24 more
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Self-assembly of minimal peptoid sequences [PDF]
, 2020 Peptoids are biofunctional N-substituted glycine peptidomimics. Their self-assembly is of fundamental interest because they demonstrate alternatives to conventional peptide structures based on backbone chirality and beta-sheet hydrogen bonding.
Castelletto, Valeria +8 more
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Molecular characterization of sequence-driven peptide glycation
Scientific Reports, 2021 Peptide glycation is an important, yet poorly understood reaction not only found in food but also in biological systems. The enormous heterogeneity of peptides and the complexity of glycation reactions impeded large-scale analysis of peptide derived ...
Michelle T. Berger +5 more
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Peptide barcoding for one-pot evaluation of sequence–function relationships of nanobodies
Scientific Reports, 2021 Optimisation of protein binders relies on laborious screening processes. Investigation of sequence–function relationships of protein binders is particularly slow, since mutants are purified and evaluated individually. Here we developed peptide barcoding,
Yusei Matsuzaki +10 more
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The Cell Adhesion Activity of the Joining Peptide of Proopiomelanocortin
Molecules, 2023 Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is a precursor protein of several peptide hormones, such as ACTH and β-endorphin. Almost all of the peptide hormones in POMC have been drastically investigated in terms of their biological activities.
Kyona Hiroshima +4 more
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Ugi multicomponent reaction to prepare peptide–peptoid hybrid structures with diverse chemical functionalities [PDF]
, 2018 Monodisperse sequenced peptides and peptoids present unique nano-structures based on their self-assembled secondary and tertiary structures. However, the generation of peptide and peptoid hybrid oligomers in a sequence-defined manner via Ugi ...
Azevedo, Helena S. +12 more
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