Synthesis and activity of the melanocortin Xaa-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-NH2 tetrapeptides with amide bond modifications

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 270-278

  Todorovic, A ^a   Holder, J R ^a   Scott, J W ^a   Haskell Luevano, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti; Melanotropin; N methylation; Obesity; Reduction

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; HISTIDYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHANAMIDE; HORMONE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHENYLALANYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHANAMIDE; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMEOSTASIS; LIGAND BINDING; METHYLATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

AGOUTI;

EID: 1942438119     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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