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Egg Proteins May Reduce Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 21, 2009
... in fried and boiled eggs can be converted by enzymes in the stomach and small intestine to produce peptides with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory activity.
ACE inhibitors work by inhib...
Brain Enzyme Regulates Appetite and Weight Gain
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 15, 2008
...at an increased S6K activity led to reductions in food intake, in body weight, and in production of peptides [small chains of amino acids ] that normally stimulate feeding. The reduction in food in...
Go Nude
in Are you a beauty?, on June 23, 2008
...a perfect balance, thankfully.
This chicly packaged eco-friendly eye cream is formulated with milk peptides to stimulate collagen production and acacia to instantly lift the skin. It's light in t...
Creating an Artificial Nanovirus
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 3, 2008
Wow, what a fascinating title! "Filamentous Artificial Virus from a Self-Assembled Discrete Nanoribbon."
Researchers at the Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea have been developing an artificial filament-shaped virus that may deliver drugs and other agents to specifically targeted ar...
Peptide Drug Aimed at Two Bioterror Agents
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 21, 2007
...parainfluenza F-peptide turned out to be even more effective at inhibiting Hendra virus fusion than peptides derived from the Hendra virus itself," Dr. Moscona says. "It also appears to do m...
Progression of Parkinson's Disease May Be Prevented by Peptide Therapy
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 25, 2007
...protects neurons, normalizes neurotransmitter levels, and improves motor functions in mice with PD. Peptides, proteins and certain drugs usually do not enter into the brain after crossing the blood-br...
Peptide Therapeutics Symposium
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 5, 2007
...om will provide updates on peptide therapeutics and review the impact of some of the most important peptides such as the KL-4 surfactant , the medicine given to premature babies with respiratory dise...
Novel D-Peptides More Potent Against HIV
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 11, 2007
... Scientists at the University of Utah have developed new peptides that appear to be significantly more effective at blocking HIV's entry into cells than other drugs in their class.
"Our ...
Pepfactant® Switchable Peptide Surfactant
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 22, 2007
...ensland)
Researchers have developed Pepfactant® , a biological detergent or surfactant made from peptides which can be "switched on" or "switched off" depending on its intended a...
Natürlicher HIV-Hemmstoff entdeckt: neue Klasse von AIDS-Medikamenten ?
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 27.06.07
...rt. Weiterhin fanden sie, dass einige wenige Aminosäureaustausche in der Sequenz dieses Peptides, als VIRIP (VIRus-Inhibitorisches-Peptid) bezeichnet, die Wirksamkeit gegen HIV-1 um etwa das 100-fache...
Soy products to help weight loss?
in Daily Power Walk, on May 9, 2007
...up your metabolic rate.
"We wanted to compare the effects of soy protein hydrolysates and soy peptides with those of leptin because we hypothesized that soy might behave in the body in a similar...
Anti-inflammatory Proteins and Pain
in Well Woman Blog, on April 28, 2007
...mation pathway.
Wikipedia explains cytokines this way:
Cytokines are a group of proteins and peptides that are used in organisms as signaling compounds. These chemical signals are similar to horm...
Personalized Vaccine Against Glioblastoma
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 6, 2007
...nics [snip]. Lab scientists homogenize and extract a particular compound of immune-boosting protein peptides that carries the DNA fingerprint of the patient's cancer. It is isolated and purified i...
BH3 Profiling Determines Sensitivity to Experimental Cancer Drug
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 23, 2007
...first isolated mitochondria from cancer cells; then they exposed them to protein fragments - peptides - that were known to interact with survival molecules like Bcl-2. "If they interact, t...
Engineered Heparans: New Treatments for Alzheimer's disease, under Development
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 1, 2006
...nds called 'engineered heparins' that could possibly be developed into drugs to stop A-beta peptides in the brain from forming and for the first time treat the underlying cause of Alzheimer...
Two-Component Lantibiotic Haloduracin From Bacillus halodurans
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 1, 2006
...ana-Champaign have developed haloduracin , a new two-component lantibiotic, which consist of two peptides that are each post-translationally modified to an active form, and act in synergy to provi...
Heparin Derivatives: Drug Candidates Against Alzheimers Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 27, 2006
...nds called 'engineered heparins' that could possibly be developed into drugs to stop A-beta peptides in the brain from forming and for the first time treat the underlying cause of Alzheimer...
Peptide Solution Halts Bleeding
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 11, 2006
...o: A monitor showing a transected liver after it has been treated with a liquid solution containing peptides. The peptides self-assemble into a gel that essentially seals over the wound. Edited from a...
Leptin A Potential Weapon In Fighting Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 28, 2006
...in, causing to much of it to build up in the body.
Reporting in the September issue of the journal Peptides, researchers from the University of Florida injected a gene into the brains of diabetic mic...
Fight Appetite, Fight Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on May 29, 2006
...as well as patients suffering from obesity.
"The potential of activating appetite regulatory peptides represents an exciting approach to both weight control and management of type II diabetes,&...
Antimicrobial Peptide From American Oyster
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 1, 2005
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It seems like the sea is proving to be a mine for anitmicrobial peptides (see previous entries on compounds from Fijian seaweeds and furanones ). This time, researchers from the North Carolin...
Merck Acquires Survac
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 24, 2005
...of Survac's investors.
Survac is involved in developing technology to recognise and modify peptides useful for developing therapeutic cancer vaccines.
Dr. Wolfgang Wein, senior vice president f...
Antimicrobial Chewing Gums
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 15, 2005
There have already been chewing gums in the market to freshen your breath for quite a while. But why not develop a gum to replace toothbrushing altogether? Well, the US Army Dental Research Detachment just did.
Oral hygiene may not sound like a serious problem for soldiers on manoeuvres. But U...
Plectasin: Novel Antimicrobial Peptide
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 12, 2005
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Alas, after more than 3 decades of research on antimicrobial peptides, UCLA professor Robert Lehrer, M.D. and his team identify an antibiotic that promises to be at least as effective as penicilli...
Review Articles on Drug Discovery
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 27, 2005
...iabetes. It is the first in a new class of drugs that mimic the activity of natural glucoregulatory peptides known as incretins.
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Antimicrobial Peptides from Amphibian Skin Against HIV Transmission
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 22, 2005
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In the September 2005 issue of the Journal of Virology , researchers identified three peptides from amphibian skin-- caerin 1.1, caerin 1.9, and maculatin 1.1-- capable of inhibiting infe...
BioVisioN AG and Abbott Sign Research Agreement
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 13, 2005
... chosen us as a partner."
BioVisioN AG specializes in the identification of disease-relevant peptides and proteins using Peptidomics and Differential Peptide Display. The company was founded in...
Top 100 Biotechnology Companies 2004
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 14, 2005
...ved or underserved diseases or conditions, and whether they're sourced by recombinant proteins, peptides, monoclonals, or synthetic drugs or their administration is parenteral or oral, or how they...