Peptide therapeutics are acclaimed as a promising addition to the pharmaceutical arena,
and they continue to attract interest due to their high potency, bioavailability, and fewer …

The emerging number of life‐threatening invasive fungal infections caused by drug‐resistant
Candida strains urges the need for the development and application of fundamentally new …

μ-Conotoxins are components of cone snail venom, well-known for their analgesic activity
through potent inhibition of voltage-gated sodium channel (Na V) subtypes, including Na V …

A safety‐catch cysteine protecting group, S‐4, 4′‐dimethylsulfinylbenzhydryl (Msbh), was
designed and developed to expand the capabilities of synthetic strategies for the …

Peptides and proteins carrying high numbers of cysteines can adopt various 3D structures
depending on their disulfide connectivities. The unambiguous verification of such …

We have been engaged in the microwave‐solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) synthesis
of the phenylglycine (Phg)‐containing pentapeptide H‐Ala‐Val‐Pro‐Phg‐Tyr‐NH2 (1) …

The folding of disulfide proteins is of considerable interest because knowledge of this may
influence our present understanding of protein folding. However, sometimes even the …

Peptide macrocycles form an outstanding class of natural and synthetic bioactive
compounds. This chapter discusses synthetic strategies for the final ring‐closing reaction by …

Low-level laser therapy, a noninvasive physical therapy, is applied to a wide range of
conditions and has many effects including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-allergic …

The importance of peptides as therapeutics has been recognized since they were found
responsible for a wide variety of biological functions. The recent approval of peptide drugs …