In vitro evaluation of leptin fragments activity on the ob receptor

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-625

  de Oliveira Jr , Vanie Xavier ^a   Fázio, Marcos Antonio ^b   Santos, Edson Lucas ^b   Pesquero, João Bosco ^b   Miranda, Antonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Cytosensor; Leptin; Obesity; Related leptin peptide fragments; Synthetic peptides

Indexed keywords

DIMER; EPITOPE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; OBESITY; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIMERIZATION; EPITOPES; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEPTIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 44349150387     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.957     Document Type: Article

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