Therapeutic peptides: current applications and future directions
L Wang, N Wang, W Zhang, X Cheng, Z Yan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Peptide drug development has made great progress in the last decade thanks to new
production, modification, and analytic technologies. Peptides have been produced and …
production, modification, and analytic technologies. Peptides have been produced and …
Bioactive peptides: Synthesis, sources, applications, and proposed mechanisms of action
M Akbarian, A Khani, S Eghbalpour… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bioactive peptides are a group of biological molecules that are normally buried in the
structure of parent proteins and become active after the cleavage of the proteins. Another …
structure of parent proteins and become active after the cleavage of the proteins. Another …
Dissecting the role of protein phosphorylation: a chemical biology toolbox
Protein phosphorylation is a crucial regulator of protein and cellular function, yet, despite
identifying an enormous number of phosphorylation sites, the role of most is still unclear …
identifying an enormous number of phosphorylation sites, the role of most is still unclear …
Native chemical ligation and extended methods: mechanisms, catalysis, scope, and limitations
V Agouridas, O El Mahdi, V Diemer, M Cargoet… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The native chemical ligation reaction (NCL) involves reacting a C-terminal peptide thioester
with an N-terminal cysteinyl peptide to produce a native peptide bond between the two …
with an N-terminal cysteinyl peptide to produce a native peptide bond between the two …
Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins
K Harrison, AS Mackay, L Kambanis… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The homochirality of biomolecules in nature, such as DNA, RNA, peptides and proteins, has
played a critical role in establishing and sustaining life on Earth. This chiral bias has also …
played a critical role in establishing and sustaining life on Earth. This chiral bias has also …
Deciphering protein post-translational modifications using chemical biology tools
AC Conibear - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Proteins carry out a wide variety of catalytic, regulatory, signalling and structural functions in
living systems. Following their assembly on ribosomes and throughout their lifetimes, most …
living systems. Following their assembly on ribosomes and throughout their lifetimes, most …
Backbone‐Installed Split Intein‐Assisted Ligation for the Chemical Synthesis of Mirror‐Image Proteins
Membrane‐associated D‐proteins are an important class of synthetic molecules needed for
D‐peptide drug discovery, but their chemical synthesis using canonical ligation methods …
D‐peptide drug discovery, but their chemical synthesis using canonical ligation methods …
Cysteine protecting groups: applications in peptide and protein science
RJ Spears, C McMahon, V Chudasama - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protecting group chemistry for the cysteine thiol group has enabled a vast array of peptide
and protein chemistry over the last several decades. Increasingly sophisticated strategies for …
and protein chemistry over the last several decades. Increasingly sophisticated strategies for …
Advances in chemical probing of protein O-GlcNAc glycosylation: structural role and molecular mechanisms
A Saha, D Bello, A Fernández-Tejada - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The addition of O-linked-β-DN-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) onto serine and threonine
residues of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins is an abundant, unique post-translational …
residues of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins is an abundant, unique post-translational …
Chemical protein synthesis: advances, challenges, and outlooks
Contemporary chemical protein synthesis has been dramatically advanced over the past few
decades, which has enabled chemists to reach the landscape of synthetic …
decades, which has enabled chemists to reach the landscape of synthetic …