Search for dissertations about: "macrocyclic peptides"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words macrocyclic peptides.

2. 1. Macrocyclic polypeptides from plants

   Author : Ulf Göransson; David Craik; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Farmaceutisk kemi; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Farmaceutisk kemi; Pharmacognosy; Farmakognosi;

   Abstract : The aim of this work was to explore the structural and functional diversity of polypeptides that are found in plants. Expanding knowledge of simililarities between plant use of these compound and animal use promises exceptional opportunities for finding, from plant research, new structures with biomedical and biotechnological potential. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies on Cytotoxic and Neutrophil Challenging Polypeptides and Cardiac Glycosides of Plant Origin

   Author : Senia Johansson; Tore Mellstrand; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical chemistry; cytotoxic; neutrophil; polypeptides; Phoradendron tomentosum; Digitalis purpurea; plant; mistletoe; MS MS; Edman degradation; breast cancer; macrocyclic peptides; multidrug resistance protein; primary structures; phoratoxin; isolation; digitoxin; cardiac lycoside; structure-activity; Farmaceutisk kemi; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Farmaceutisk kemi; Pharmacognosy; farmakognosi;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the isolation and characterisation (biological and chemical) of polypeptides from plants. A fractionation protocol was developed and applied on 100 plant materials with the aim of isolating highly purified polypeptide fractions from small amounts of plant materials. READ MORE

5. 3. Macrocyclic Carbohydrate/Amino Acid Hybrid Molecules - Synthesis and Evaluation as Artificial Receptors

   Author : Johan Billing; Centrum för analys och syntes; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; 3-dipolar cycloaddition; 3-triazoles; 2; 1; molecular recognition; artificial receptors; sugar amino acids; cyclic peptides; macrocycles; Organic chemistry; Organisk kemi;

   Abstract : Methods were developed for the synthesis of three different types of macrocyclic carbohydrate/amino acid hybrid molecules. In the synthesis of the first type of macrocycles, a glucosamine derivative was oxidized at C6 and the obtained sugar amino acid was coupled to tripeptides. READ MORE

6. 4. The solution conformations of macrocycles. Applications in the exploration of weak interactions and in drug development

   Author : Emma Danelius; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Macrocycles; cyclic peptides; NMR; solution conformational analysis; NAMFIS; β-hairpin; weak interactions; halogen bonding; protein-protein interaction; bioactive conformation; macrolides; cell permeable conformation.;

   Abstract : Understanding the solution conformation and dynamics of molecules with biological relevance, as well as the impact of their conformation stabilizing weak interactions, is for example important for drug design. Macrocycles have attractive pharmaceutical properties, and are of special interest as drug leads for targets with large, flat and featureless binding sites like protein-protein interfaces. READ MORE

7. 5. Metallocene based peptidomimetics and chiral catalysts

   Author : Suzana Maricic; Centrum för analys och syntes; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Organic chemistry; Organisk kemi; asymmetric catalysis.; metallocene based amino alcohols; one-pot macrocyclisation; cyclic peptides; Organometallic substance P and Leu 5 -enkephalin; conformational analysis;

   Abstract : Several optically active organometallic Phe-AAn-Phe peptidomimetics and macrocyclic Phe-(Phe)n peptides have been synthesized by either intra- or intermolecular peptide bond formation of the corresponding bis(amino acid) derivatives. The key bis(amino acid) derivatives were available from an improved multi-step synthetic route, utilising Horner-Wadswort-Emmons olefination of organometallic aldehydes with phosphonylglycine reagents, enantioselective hydrogenation of didehydro amino acids and classical solution and/or solid phase peptide synthesis methodology. READ MORE