The chemical synthesis of insulin: From the past to the present

Immunology, Endocrine and Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-47

  Belgi, Alessia ^a   Hossain, Mohammed Akhter ^a   Tregear, Geoffrey W ^a   Wade, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical peptide synthesis; Disulfide bonds; Insulin; Peptide hormone; Regioselective

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; AZIDE; BOVINE INSULIN; CHLORIDE; CYANAMIDE; DISULFIDE; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFOXIDE; TRITYL DERIVATIVE;

ALPHA CHAIN; BETA CHAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79951701759     PISSN: 18715222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152211794519412     Document Type: Review

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