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peptide
[ pep-tahyd ]
noun
- a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
peptide
/ ˈ±èÉ›±è³Ù²¹Éª»å /
noun
- any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between their respective carboxyl and amino groups See also peptide bond polypeptide
peptide
/ ±èÄ•±è′³ÙÄ«»å′ /
- A chemical compound that is composed of a chain of two or more amino acids and is usually smaller than a protein. The amino acids can be alike or different. Many hormones and antibiotics are peptides.
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Associative learning, which takes place in the midbrain, can be impaired in some cases of obesity as a result of poor signaling to the brain from the GLP-1 peptides in the intestine.
The mirror protease only works on mirror peptides, which means, by the law of mirror-image symmetry that applies to chiral molecules, that regular proteases would likewise be unable to cut down mirror-image peptides.
The researchers are also harnessing their new understanding of the pain signaling complex, determining the sites at which nerve growth factor, TrkA, and NRP1 interact, and generating peptides that disrupt them.
In other words, the researchers added a layer of security -- a nanobody coupled with a peptide antagonist -- that guards the ignition.
A research team at the University of Vienna, led by medicinal chemist Markus Muttenthaler, has developed a new class of oral peptide therapeutic leads for treating chronic abdominal pain.
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