Design of modular dual enzyme-responsive peptides
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A Tripeptide-Stabilized Nanoemulsion of Oleic Acid
Published on: February 27, 2019
Natalie Boehnke1, Heather D Maynard1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California, 90095.
Abstract:
Dual enzyme-responsive peptides were synthesized by masking the ɛ-amine of lysine with various enzyme substrates. Enzymatic cleavage of these sequences unmasked the ɛ-amine, allowing for further digestion by a second enzyme, which was monitored colorimetrically. This modular peptide design should provide substrates for a large combination of clinically relevant enzymes.
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