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New Products
AAPPTec has just added 2 new products, ABE216 Boc-D-Glu(OcHx)-OH and ABH230 Boc-D-His(Bom)-OH. ABE 216 Boc-D-Glu(OcHx)-OH 1 g - $55, 5 g - $275 ABH230 Boc-D-His(Bom)-OH 1 g - $75, 5 g - $300
Peptide forum
Here is a peptide forum from www.molecularstation.com, the science blog site from Science News. Science Forums Biology Forum Molecular Biology Forum Physics Chemistry Forum - Peptide Forum http://www.molecularstation.com/forum/ To post questions on this forum, you...
Cosmetic peptides
This is a posting on Dr Benabio's blog site http://thedermblog.com/ about cosmetic peptides. http://thedermblog.com/2008/06/23/do-peptides-in-skin-care-products-work/ He gives a good summary of the different types of peptides used in cosmetics, their mode of action...
Epimerization in peptide thioester condensation.
Epimerization in peptide thioester condensation. K. Teruya, T. Tanaka, T. Kawakami, K. Akaji, S. Aimoto, J Pept Sci. 2012 Sep 13. doi: 10.1002/psc.2452. [Epub ahead of print] Peptide segment couplings are now widely utilized in protein chemical synthesis. One of the...
Peptide Chemistry (Editorial Review)
William D. Lubell (Associate Editor, Organic Letters) has published an editorial review of peptide synthesis and peptide chemistry publications from the past year published in American Chemical Society journals. This review was published in Organic Letters (Org....
The effect of Pro2 modifications on the structural and pharmacological properties of endomorphin-2.
The effect of Pro2 modifications on the structural and pharmacological properties of endomorphin-2. A. Borics , J. R. Mallareddy , I. Timári , K. E. Kövér , A. Keresztes , G. Tóth, J. Med. Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/jm300836n Publication Date...
[99mTc]Demomedin C, a Radioligand Based on Human Gastrin Releasing Peptide(18-27)
[99mTc]Demomedin C, a Radioligand Based on Human Gastrin Releasing Peptide(18-27): Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation in Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor-Expressing Models Berthold Artur Nock , Renzo Cescato , Eleni Ketani , B. Waser , J. C. Reubi , T. Maina, J....
Instructional Videos About Amino Acids and Peptides
If you want an introduction to amino acids, peptides and peptide synthesis, view this video lecture by Professor James S. Nowick at UC Irvine. It is a little over 1 hour and provides a good introduction to aminoa acids and peptide synthesis....
A human claudin-1–derived peptide inhibits hepatitis C virus entry
A human claudin-1–derived peptide inhibits hepatitis C virus entry Y. Si, S. Liu, X. Liu, J. L. Jacobs, M. Cheng, Y. Niu, Q. Jin, T. Wang, W. Yang, Hepatology, 2012, 56, 507–515. DOI: 10.1002/hep.25685 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) entry is a complicated process that...
Cyclic peptide activates alpha5 integrin and promotes osteogenesis
Peptide-based activation of alpha5 integrin for promoting osteogenesis O. Fromigué, J. Brun, C. Marty, S. Da Nascimento, P. Sonnet, P. J. Marie, J. Cell. Biochem. 2012, 113, 3029–3038. DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24181 Promoting osteoblastogenesis remains a major challenge...
Peptide-nanotube composit material
Development of a novel composite material with carbon nanotubes assisted by self-assembled peptides designed in conjunction with β-sheet formation Y. Hashida1, T. Umeyama, J. Mihara, H. Imahori, M. Tsujimoto1, S. Isoda1, M. Takano1, M. Hashida1, J Pharm Sci , 2012,...
Dipeptide chemosensor for silver ions and silver nanoparticles
Highly Sensitive Ratiometric Fluorescent Chemosensor for Silver Ion and Silver Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution S. Jang, P. Thirupathi, L. N. Neupane, J. Seong, H. Lee, W. I. Lee, and K.-H. Lee, Org. Lett., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/ol301991h Publication Date (Web):...
Cell-penetrating peptide-linked polymers as carriers for mucosal vaccine delivery
Cell-penetrating peptide-linked polymers as carriers for mucosal vaccine delivery S. Sakuma, M. Suita, S. Inoue, Y. Marui, K. Nishida, Y. Masaoka, M. Kataoka, S. Yamashita, N. Nakajima, N. Shinkai, H. Yamauchi, K. Hiwatari, H. Tachikawa, R. Kimura, T. Uto, M. Baba...
Formation of alpha-helical nanofibers
Formation of α-Helical Nanoï¬bers by Mixing β-Structured and α-Helical Coiled Coil Peptides E. Brandenburg , H. von Berlepsch , J. Leiterer , F. Emmerling , B. Koksch Biomacromolecules, Just Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/bm300882d The helical coiled coil is a...
Effects of Lipidation on a Short Antimicrobial Peptide
H. Bauke Albada, et al. have just reported (ACS Med. Chem. Lett., Just Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/ml300148v) that adding lipids attached to the sidechain of a lysine residue at the N- or C-terminal of the short antimicrobial peptide (Arg-Trp)3 significantly...
Self-assembled Peptide Nanofibers
K. Tomizaki et al. recently published a report (Langmuir, Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/la301745x) about two short peptides that self-assemble into nanofibers. They used the nanofibers as templates for forming and aligning ZnO particles at room temperature. These...
Discriminating d-Amino Acid-Containing Peptide Epimers by Radical-Directed Dissociation Mass Spectrometry
Discriminating d-Amino Acid-Containing Peptide Epimers by Radical-Directed Dissociation Mass Spectrometry Y. Tao, N. R. Quebbemann, R. R. Julian, Anal. Chem., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/ac3013434 Publication Date (Web): July 18, 2012 Copyright © 2012 American Chemical...
Detection of Highly Curved Membrane Surfaces
Detection of Highly Curved Membrane Surfaces Using a Cyclic Peptide Derived from Synaptotagmin-I J. P. Saludes, L. A. Morton, N. Ghosh, L. A. Beninson, E. R. Chapman, M. Fleshner, H. Yin, ACS Chem. Biol., Articles ASAP (As Soon As Publishable) DOI: 10.1021/cb3002705...
