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Sunflower Trypsin Inhibitor 1 as a Molecular Scaffold for Drug Discovery

[ Vol. 17 , Issue. 38 ]

Author(s):

Adam Lesner, Anna Legowska, Magdalena Wysocka and Krzysztof Rolka   Pages 4308 - 4317 ( 10 )

Abstract:


This work is focused on SFTI-1, a member of the Bowman-Birk family of inhibitors. This 14 amino acid cyclic peptide exhibits several features i.e. compact rigidity, well-defined structure and small size that could result in a wide range of potential applications. Some examples of engineering of the specificity of this inhibitor along with structure - activity relationships will be discussed herein. Additionally, potential uses of STFI-1 and its analogs as pharmaceutical agents will be described.

Keywords:

SFTI-1,inhibitor,serine proteinases,peptidomimetics,peptomers,analogs,pharmaceutical agents,cytotoxicity,trypsin,chymotrypsin

Affiliation:

, , , Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland.



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