摘要:
A method for the solid-phase synthesis of peptides or proteins in high yield and high purity uses a solid support consisting of a functionalized polystyrene-grafted polymer substrate, the grafted polystyrene chains being substantially non-cross-linked and having a chain molecular weight, not including optional non-reactive substituents, of at least 200,000, preferably in the range of 600,000-1,200,000. Particularly suitable polymer substrates are substrates of a polyolefin such as polyethylene. The method is particularly well-suited to the compartmentalized synthesis of a multitude of peptides or proteins in a parallel and substantially simultaneous fashion.Preferred embodiments of a solid support for performing the synthesis are prepared from thin polyethylene sheet or film which has been grafted with polystyrene chains in a radical-initiated process in which the polyethylene sheet or film is immersed in a solution of optionally substituted styrene monomer in an alcohol such as methanol, the volume percentage of styrene in the solution preferably being about 30% v/v, and subjected to gamma irradiation.
摘要:
A method for the solid-phase synthesis of peptides or proteins in high yield and high purity uses a solid-support consisting of a functionalized polystyrene-grafted polymer substrate, the grafted polystyrene chains being substantially non-cross-linked and having a chain molecular weight, not including optional non-reactive substituents, of at least 200,000, preferably in the range of 600,000-1,200,000. Particularly suitable polymer substrates are substrates of a polyolefin such as polyethylene. The method is particularly well-suited to the compartmentalized synthesis of a multitude of peptides or proteins in a parallel and substantially simultaneous fashion.Preferred embodiments of a solid support for performing the synthesis are prepared from thin polyethylene sheet or film which has been grafted with polystyrene chains in a radical-initiated process in which the polyethylene sheet or film is immersed in a solution of optionally substituted styrene monomer in an alcohol such as methanol, the volume percentage of styrene in the solution preferably being about 30% v/v, and subjected to gamma irradiation.
摘要:
A method of releasing a functional group present in an amino acid or amino acyl residue from a resin or protecting residue which is bonded to the functional group by a linkage having proton affinity, which comprises: reacting the functional group bonded to the organic residue, with a mixture of HF and a base for a time and under conditions effective to produce the release; wherein the amounts of HF and base in the mixture are adjusted so that said release occurs substantially by an S.sub.N 2 mechanism.
摘要:
Method for oxidative folding of peptide and protein substrates to form disulfide bonds using dimethyl sulfoxide and other equivalent sulfoxides as mild oxidizing agents.
摘要:
A method for peptide synthesis is disclosed that requires neither protecting groups nor activation of the C-&agr; carboxyl groups. The method comprises ligating a first molecule to a second molecule by promoting the orthogonal coupling of the molecules to each other. In an aspect of this method, an acyl-type reaction occurs between the molecules. The method contemplates the joining of molecules of variant size to each other, as well as the coupling of multiple identical molecules. The invention also covers the ligation of unprotected peptide, proteins or nonpeptide segments to prepare therapeutic products and synthetic vaccines with linear, circularized, or branched backbone structures, as well as the site-specific modification of peptides or proteins by lipidation and pegylation.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the methods of solid-phase peptide synthesis or recombinant production of ginsentide or ginsentide-like peptides or salts thereof. Further provided are uses of the ginsentide or ginsentide-like peptides or salts thereof as α1-adrenergic receptor antagonists and vasorelaxants, nitric oxide-boosting agents, anti-thrombotic agents, anti-atherosclerotic agents, as protective agents against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, anti-ageing and adaptogenic agents, nutraceuticals, health supplements, or cosmetic ingredients.
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This invention relates to transforming growth factor alpha modified by replacement of an L-amino acid residue with a D-amino acid residue and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful in wound healing, ulcer treatment or trauma.
摘要:
A multiple antigenic peptide system is disclosed that comprises a dendritic core and peptide and a lipophilic anchoring moiety. This particular combination has as an advantage that it eliminates the need for the inclusion of adjuvants found to be toxic to humans, and facilitates the exponential amplification of the antigenic potential of a vaccine prepared therefrom, as noncovalent amplification by a liposome or micellar form is possible. Further, multiple different antigenic peptides may be attached so that the system may be prepared for administration to concurrently treat diverse ailments, such as for example, AIDS and influenza. The present multiple antigen peptide system is capable of eliciting an immune response when injected into a mammal, and accordingly, vaccines prepared from the system and methods of use including therapeutic protocols are included.
摘要:
Multiple antigen peptide systems are described in which a large number of antigens are bound to the functional groups of a dendritic core molecule providing a high concentration of antigen in a low molecular volume. The products are useful for producing chemically defined univalent or multivalent vaccines and in diagnostic tests.
摘要:
A method of chemical ligation of peptides that requires no side chain protecting groups and no activation of the C-.alpha. carboxyl group is presented. The method consists of three steps. In the first step, initiation, a masked glycoaldehyde ester is enzymatically or chemically coupled to the C-terminal carboxylic acid of an sidechain unprotected first peptide. In the second step, ring formation, the masked aldehyde ester of the first peptide is unmasked, and then reacted with the N-.alpha. amino acid of a second sidechain unprotected peptide to form a ring structure. In the third step, rearrangement, the O-acyl ester linkage transfers at higher pH to an N-acyl linkage on the ring to form a peptide bond.