Un enfoque minimalista hacia el reconocimiento de proteínas por transferencia de epítopos desde superficies de hojas

Srivats Rajagopal1, Scott C Meyer, Aaron Goldman

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, P. O. Box 210041, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, USA.

Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron un método novedoso para crear fármacos de moléculas pequeñas que se dirigen a las superficies de las proteínas. Este enfoque generó con éxito mini-inhibidores de la proteína de la trombina y un simple imitador, ofreciendo nuevas estrategias terapéuticas.

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