Biophysical studies and anti-growth activities of a peptide, a certain analog and a fragment peptide derived from α-fetoprotein

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Butterstein, G ^a   MacColl, R ^b   Mizejewski, G J ^b   Eisele, L E ^b   Meservey, M ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti growth peptides; Biophysics of peptide solutions; Metal ion peptide interaction; Peptide fragments

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; COBALT; HISTIDINE; METAL ION; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOPHYSICS; CANCER RESEARCH; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISULFIDE BOND; GEL FILTRATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECTROSCOPY; UTERUS GROWTH;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037381709     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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