Synthetic alpha-helix mimetics as agonists and antagonists of islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation.
Figure Presented Split personality: A series of oligoamidebased helix mimetics bind to a complementary helical motif in Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), a protein implicated in the pathology of type II diabetes. These compounds accelerated IAPP amyloid formation under lipid-free conditions, but inh...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2010
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