Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues – Cyclic peptides
Patent
1996-06-14
2000-03-07
Huff, Sheela
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues
Cyclic peptides
546101, C07K 500
Patent
active
060342110
ABSTRACT:
N-methylated .beta.-sheet nucleating peptidomimetics containing diarylheterocycle .beta.-turn mimics, and methods of making and using them.
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