Screening of dipeptides having central functions for excitation and sedation

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 300-305

  Yamane, H ^a   Denbow, D M ^b   Furuse, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnosine; Dipeptides; Excitation; Glutathione; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALANYLHISTIDINE; BETA ALANINE; BETA ALANYLGLYCINE; BETA ALANYLISOLEUCINE; BETA ALANYLLEUCINE; BETA ALANYLVALINE; CARNOSINE; CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; DIPEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTAMYLGLYCINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLYCINE BETA ALANINE; GLYCYLHISTIDINE; HISTIDINE BETA ALANINE; ISOLEUCYLHISTIDINE; METHIONYLHISTIDINE; METHYLGLUTATHIONE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; SERYLHISTIDINE; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE BETA ALANINE; VALYLHISTIDINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; HYPNOSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; VOCALIZATION; WAKEFULNESS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARNOSINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DIPEPTIDES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 65349189911     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557510909030300     Document Type: Article

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