Exploring Tenebrio molitor as a source of low‐molecular‐weight antimicrobial peptides using a n in silico approach: correlation of molecular features and molecular docking
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DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13949
Abstract: Abstract BACKGROUND Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae are increasingly recognized as a potential source of bioactive peptides due to their high protein content. Antimicrobial peptides from sustainable sources are a research topic of interest. This… read more here.
Keywords: molecular docking; molitor; peptides using; tenebrio molitor ... See more keywords
Early‐Stage Incorporation Strategy for Regioselective Labeling of Peptides using the 2‐Cyanobenzothiazole/1,2‐Aminothiol Bioorthogonal Click Reaction
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DOI: 10.1002/open.201700191
Abstract: Abstract Herein, we describe a synthetic strategy for the regioselective labeling of peptides by using a bioorthogonal click reaction between 2‐cyanobenzothiazole (CBT) and a 1,2‐aminothiol moiety. This methodology allows for the facile and site‐specific modification… read more here.
Keywords: click reaction; strategy regioselective; labeling peptides; reaction ... See more keywords
Peptide oligomers from ultra-short peptides using sortase
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.02.005
Abstract: Sortase A catalyzed ligation of ultra-short peptides leads to inter/intra-molecular transpeptidation to form either linear or cyclic oligomers dependent upon the peptide length. Cyclic peptides were the main products for peptides with more than 15aa.… read more here.
Keywords: oligomers ultra; short peptides; peptide oligomers; ultra short ... See more keywords
Deorphanizing Peptides Using Structure Prediction
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00378
Abstract: Many endogenous peptides rely on signaling pathways to exert their function, but identifying their cognate receptors remains a challenging problem. We investigate the use of AlphaFold-Multimer complex structure prediction together with transmembrane topology prediction for… read more here.
Keywords: using structure; peptides using; prediction; deorphanizing peptides ... See more keywords
Chemically Diverse Helix-Constrained Peptides Using Selenocysteine Crosslinking.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00233
Abstract: The use of selenocysteines and various cross-linkers to induce helicity in a bioactive peptide is described. The higher reactivity of selenocysteine, relative to cysteine, facilitates rapid cross-linking within unprotected linear peptides under mild aqueous conditions.… read more here.
Keywords: using selenocysteine; chemically diverse; diverse helix; helix constrained ... See more keywords
SCMRSA: a New Approach for Identifying and Analyzing Anti-MRSA Peptides Using Estimated Propensity Scores of Dipeptides
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04305
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is deemed to be one of the major causes of hospital and community-acquired infections, especially in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. Because antimicrobial peptides have captured attention as novel drug candidates due to… read more here.
Keywords: peptides using; propensity scores; anti mrsa; mrsa peptides ... See more keywords
SignalP 6.0 predicts all five types of signal peptides using protein language models
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DOI: 10.1038/s41587-021-01156-3
Abstract: Signal peptides (SPs) are short amino acid sequences that control protein secretion and translocation in all living organisms. SPs can be predicted from sequence data, but existing algorithms are unable to detect all known types… read more here.
Keywords: predicts five; signalp predicts; five types; peptides using ... See more keywords
One-pot chemical pyro- and tri-phosphorylation of peptides by using diamidophosphate in water
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DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04160j
Abstract: Protein (pyro)phosphorylation is emerging as a post-translational modification (PTM) in signalling pathways involved in many cellular processes. However, access to synthetic pyrophosphopeptides that can serve as tools for understanding protein pyrophosphorylation is quite limited. Herein,… read more here.
Keywords: peptides using; phosphorylation; pot chemical; one pot ... See more keywords
Accelerating the discovery of antifungal peptides using deep temporal convolutional networks
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DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac008
Abstract: The application of machine intelligence in biological sciences has led to the development of several automated tools, thus enabling rapid drug discovery. Adding to this development is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, due to which researchers… read more here.
Keywords: antifungal peptides; accelerating discovery; peptides using; discovery antifungal ... See more keywords
Fractionation and separation of bioactive peptides using natural polymeric membrane
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DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902025e24081
Abstract: Abstract The increasing interest in bioactive peptides (BPs) for their potential in disease control and health promotion has been accompanied by a lack of scalable processes for their purification, hindering their commercial production. Membrane filtration,… read more here.
Keywords: bioactive peptides; separation; peptides using; separation bioactive ... See more keywords
Screening and Optimizing Antimicrobial Peptides by Using SPOT-Synthesis
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DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2017.00025
Abstract: Peptide arrays on cellulose are a powerful tool to investigate peptide interactions with a number of different molecules, for examples antibodies, receptors or enzymes. Such peptide arrays can also be used to study interactions with… read more here.
Keywords: optimizing antimicrobial; screening optimizing; using spot; antimicrobial peptides ... See more keywords