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• n  amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

• Sure enough, levels of C-peptide rose in 20 of the 23 patients; 12 were able to stay off insulin therapy for three years, and eight needed only intermittent help from insulin .
• Polyphenols, according to the latest research, may also inhibit the production of endothelin 1, a peptide that contributes to hardening of the arteries.
• The scorpion-derived peptide homes in on the cancer cells and binds to them, bypassing healthy cells.

News & Articles

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• A peptide to protect brain function
  Medical researchers have developed a new peptide, called NAP or Davunetide, that has the capacity to both protect and restore critical cell functions in the brain. Her findings indicate that NAP could be an effective tool in combating effects of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, ALS, and Parkinson's.
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily
• New Book Chapter from CEM on Microwave Peptide Synthesis
  MATTHEWS, N.C., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CEM Corporation, a leading global provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation is pleased to announce its contribution of a new chapter on microwave peptide synthesis, which appears in Microwaves in Organic Synthesis, Volume 2,...
  June 12, 2013 - PR Newswire
• Radiopeptide therapy improves survival outcomes for neuroendocrine cancer patients
  ( Society of Nuclear Medicine ) Peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has been a subject of growing research on neuroendocrine tumors, which take up residence in a variety of organs replete with nerve cells that respond to hormone signaling. A countrywide study in Germany deemed PRRT treatment not only safe and effective but life-prolonging, according to a study unveiled during the ...
  June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!

Quotes

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• Dorothée in AScribe (press release)
  In our experiments, we saw a strong cancer-killing immune response when killer T cells are stimulated with this peptide,says Dorothee Herlyn, DVM, senior author on the study and a professor in the Immunology Program and Molecular and Cellular...
• Sharmila Bhattacharya in Astrobiology News (press release)
  When the phagocytes are activated, the body produces a higher blood cell count or increased levels of peptide proteins in the blood,Bhattacharya explained.