Advances in the synthesis of bioactive unnatural amino acids and peptides

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-300

  Saladino, R ^a   Botta, G ^a   Crucianelli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Peptidomimetics; Structural preperties; Synthesis; Unnatural amino acids

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLDIOXIRANE; FREE RADICAL; METHIONINE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIMIDE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RUTHENIUM;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG PENETRATION; EPIMERIZATION; FLUORINATION; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDES;

EID: 84858300653     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955712799829276     Document Type: Review

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