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Synthesis of Cyclic Disulfide-Rich Peptides

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Peptide Synthesis and Applications

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1047))

Abstract

In this chapter we describe two SPPS approaches for producing cyclic disulfide-rich peptides in our laboratory, including cyclotides from plants, cyclic conotoxins from cone snail venoms, chlorotoxin from scorpion venom, and the sunflower trypsin inhibitor peptide, SFTI-1.

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Acknowledgements

D.J.C. is a NHMRC Professorial Fellow. Research in our group on cyclic peptides is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

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  1. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Muharrem Akcan & David J. Craik

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  1. IGM, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Knud J. Jensen

  2. IGM, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark

    Pernille Tofteng Shelton

  3. IGM, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Hørsholm, Denmark

    Søren L. Pedersen

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Akcan, M., Craik, D.J. (2013). Synthesis of Cyclic Disulfide-Rich Peptides. In: Jensen, K., Tofteng Shelton, P., Pedersen, S. (eds) Peptide Synthesis and Applications. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1047. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-544-6_6

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