Sínteses química e enzimática de peptídeos: princípios básicos e aplicações

This review begins with a brief discussion of the biological importance and chemical features of peptides. A description of the existing synthetic methods follows with emphasis on the basic aspects of the chemical and enzymatic syntheses. Techniques used to purify and characterize the synthesized peptides are also discussed. Finally, a few applications of the final products in chemistry, biochemistry, immunology and medicine are presented, such as identification and quantification of naturally occurring peptides, inspection of structure-activity relationships, therapeutics, development and/or improvement of analytical techniques and search for new vaccines.

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Main Authors: Machado,Alessandra, Liria,Cleber W., Proti,Patrícia B., Remuzgo,César, Miranda,M. Terêsa M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2004
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422004000500018
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