Handbook of Biologically Active PeptidesAbba Kastin, Abba J. Kastin Peptides play a crucial role in many physiological processes including actions as neurotransmitters, hormones, and antibiotics. Research has shown their importance in such fields as neuroscience, immunology, pharmacology, and cell biology. The Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides presents, for the first time, this tremendous body of knowledge in the field of biologically active peptides in one single reference. The section editors and contributors represent some of the most sophisticated and distinguished scientists working in basic sciences and clinical medicine. The Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides is a definitive, all-encompassing reference that will be indispensable for individuals ranging from peptide researchers, to biochemists, cell and molecular biologists, neuroscientists, pharmacologists, and to endocrinologists. Chapters are designed to be a source for workers in the field and will enable researchers working in a specific area to examine other related areas with which they would not ordinarily be familiar. *Chapters are designed to be a source for workers in the field and will enable researchers working in a specific area to examine other related areas that they would not ordinarily be familiar.*Fascinating relationships described in the book include the presence of some peptides originally found in frog skin that persist in the human human and brain where they can affect food intake and obesity. |
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... conserved. This also shows the significance of intradisulfide bonds for 4k-P to function. The three-dimensional structure of 4k-P determined by NMR spectroscopy suggests that the specific binding activity of 4k-P to 43k-P and its ...
... conserved. This also shows the significance of intradisulfide bonds for 4k-P to function. The three-dimensional structure of 4k-P determined by NMR spectroscopy suggests that the specific binding activity of 4k-P to 43k-P and its ...
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... conserved SSG sequence of the motif with Ala totally abolished activity, but the analog was not a competitor of native AtPep1 in the alkalinization assay [10]. The amino-terminal regions of the AtPep peptides deduced from all of the ...
... conserved SSG sequence of the motif with Ala totally abolished activity, but the analog was not a competitor of native AtPep1 in the alkalinization assay [10]. The amino-terminal regions of the AtPep peptides deduced from all of the ...
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... conserved 14 amino acid carboxyl terminal domain that defines the signature of this gene family, termed the CLE domain (Fig. 3C) [6, 7]. This region has been suggested to be crucial for CLV3 function because the missense mutations in ...
... conserved 14 amino acid carboxyl terminal domain that defines the signature of this gene family, termed the CLE domain (Fig. 3C) [6, 7]. This region has been suggested to be crucial for CLV3 function because the missense mutations in ...
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... conserved C-terminal sequences of the DVL peptides likely cause the phenotypic changes. Y37, I38, C42, and L46 are absolutely conserved amino acid residues across all of the 21 members in the Arabidopsis DVL gene family. Single ...
... conserved C-terminal sequences of the DVL peptides likely cause the phenotypic changes. Y37, I38, C42, and L46 are absolutely conserved amino acid residues across all of the 21 members in the Arabidopsis DVL gene family. Single ...
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... conserved half cystines [8]. DISTRIBUTION OF THE mRNA RALF is unique among plant peptide hormones, having highly conserved homologs throughout the plant kingdom. RALF genes have now been identified in various tissues and organs from ...
... conserved half cystines [8]. DISTRIBUTION OF THE mRNA RALF is unique among plant peptide hormones, having highly conserved homologs throughout the plant kingdom. RALF genes have now been identified in various tissues and organs from ...
Contents
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55 | |
125 | |
157 | |
261 | |
Venom Peptides Section | 339 |
CancerAnticancer Peptides Section | 421 |
Vaccine Peptides Section | 491 |
Gastrointestinal Peptides Section | 999 |
Cardiovascular Peptides Section | 1163 |
Renal Peptides Section | 1227 |
Respiratory Peptides Section | 1283 |
Opioid Peptides Section | 1313 |
Neurotrophic Peptides Section | 1379 |
BloodBrain Barrier Peptides Section | 1415 |
Other Peptide Topics | 1481 |
Immunological and Inflammatory Peptides Section | 547 |
Brain Peptides Section | 621 |
Endocrine Peptides Section | 829 |
Ingestive Peptides Section | 889 |
Index | 1565 |
Color Plates | 1597 |
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