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Nature Communications, 2021 Cyclic peptides are of particular interest due to their pharmacological properties, but their design for binding to a target protein is challenging. Here, the authors present a computational “anchor extension” methodology for de novo design of cyclic ...
Parisa Hosseinzadeh +17 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Genetically-encoded combinatorial peptide libraries are convenient tools to identify peptides to be used as therapeutics, antimicrobials and functional synthetic biology modules. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a cyclic peptide,
Stefano Rosa +11 more
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Cyclic Peptides for the Treatment of Cancers: A Review
Molecules, 2022 Cyclic peptides have been widely reported to have therapeutic abilities in the treatment of cancer. This has been proven through in vitro and in vivo studies against breast, lung, liver, colon, and prostate cancers, among others.
Dalifa Ramadhani +3 more
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CHIMIA, 2021 Proteins with large and flat binding sites as well as protein–protein interactions are considered ' undruggable ' with conventional small-molecule drugs.
Stephanie M. Linker +4 more
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Trans-Bilayer Ion Conduction by Proline Containing Cyclic Hexapeptides and Effects of Amino Acid Substitutions on Ion Conducting Properties [PDF]
, 2010 Several ion channel forming cyclic peptides have been reported over the past two decades and various ion conducting mechanisms have been proposed. In this article, we report on amino acid substitutions in cyclic hexapeptides and their effects on the ion ...
Aoyagi, Haruhiko +6 more
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Marine Cyclic Peptides: Antimicrobial Activity and Synthetic Strategies
Marine Drugs, 2022 Oceans are a rich source of structurally unique bioactive compounds from the perspective of potential therapeutic agents. Marine peptides are a particularly interesting group of secondary metabolites because of their chemistry and wide range of ...
Ricardo Ribeiro +3 more
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Structural Diversity and Biological Activities of Fungal Cyclic Peptides, Excluding Cyclodipeptides
Molecules, 2017 Cyclic peptides are cyclic compounds formed mainly by the amide bonds between either proteinogenic or non-proteinogenic amino acids. This review highlights the occurrence, structures and biological activities of fungal cyclic peptides (excluding ...
Xiaohan Wang +4 more
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Improving In Vivo Brain Delivery of Monoclonal Antibody Using Novel Cyclic Peptides
Pharmaceutics, 2019 Many proteins can be used to treat brain diseases; however, the presence of the blood−brain barrier (BBB) creates an obstacle to delivering them into the brain.
Kavisha R. Ulapane +2 more
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Enhancing Cell Penetration Efficiency of Cyclic Oligoarginines Using Rigid Scaffolds
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Delivering therapeutic agents into cells has always been a major challenge. In recent years, cyclization emerged as a tool for designing CPPs to increase their internalization and stability.
Csaba Bató +2 more
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Recent Progress in Understanding the Properties of Linseed Cyclic Peptides and the Mechanism Underlying Their Bitter Taste [PDF]
Shipin KexueLinseed cyclic peptides are important active ingredients in flaxseed, exhibiting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. However, linseed cyclic peptides undergo partial oxidation during processing and storage, leading to structural ...
ZHANG Qingyi, GUO Ruirui, JIA Caihua, ZHENG Yifu, TANG Lin, DENG Qianchun, CHENG Chen, HUANG Fenghong, ZHAO Siming, TANG Cui’e
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