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Meaning of "short peptides"

short peptides: Refers to small protein molecules consisting of a chain of amino acids. They play essential roles in various biological processes. For example, 'Short peptides are being studied for their potential health benefits.'

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Short peptides are conveniently prepared by amino acid synthesis.
The synthesis of short peptides is well known in the art.
Short peptides are capable of replacing antibodies as affinity ligands.
The proprotein is further processed into multiple short peptides.
Such short peptides are poorly immunogenic.
The components are typically recombinant proteins or synthetic short peptides.
Short peptides may also be used to bind a target protein.
Various patents exist describing cosmetic compositions containing short peptides.
Short peptides will preferably be made as repeat structures to increase size.
A gene fusión system for generating antibodies against short peptides.
In most cases mimotopes are short peptides which can be readily synthesized in large amounts.
Short peptides were separated and characterized using HPLC.
Therefore it has been established that even short peptides can be cytolytic and toxic.
Some short peptides penetrate this barrier more easily than single amino acids.
Also disclosed are vaccines utilising the short peptides as well as methods for their preparation.

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Such short peptides may be viral derived peptides or peptides representing any other antigen.
The antigen presenting cells only present short peptides and not polypeptides of large size.
However, the short peptides used only indicate sequential or continuous epitopes.
In general, reduced solution polarity appears to favor formation of alpha helix in short peptides.
In addition, short peptides are good for biodelivery.
Each kinase has substrates that are partially identified, as short peptides that contain a tyrosine.
In addition, short peptides would offer advantages for biodelivery.
It is preferred that the nitrogen source comprises free amino acids and / or short peptides.
Additionally, the use of short peptides improves bioavailibility.
Extensively hydrolysed proteins, on the other hand, comprise predominantly free amino acids and short peptides.
More particularly, it relates to short peptides capable of selectively binding to receptors on cells.
For example, epitopes characteristic of an FGF-R may be encoded in short peptides.
Optionally, such short peptides are linked to a carrier that helps elicit an immune response.
For example, epitopes characteristic of a PDGF-R may be encoded in short peptides.
Currently, both hormones and short peptides have been identified as information carriers in these systems.
Environmental stability tests show that PK / PBAN derived short peptides are highly stable.
Particularly, the invention relates to short peptides that protect against mutagen-induced cellular / tissue toxicity.
Cells use proteasomes to degrade cytoplasmic proteins into short peptides ( 1 ).
Nuclear localization signals ( NISs ) are short peptides required for nuclear transport of karyophilic proteins.
In another preferred embodiment, the term peptide refers exclusively to short peptides between 2 to 50 aa.
Intracellular proteins are degraded into short peptides by a cy-tosolic proteolytic system present in all cells.
These are short peptides which contain the essential tripeptide sequence, leucine-arginine-glutamic acid ( IRE ).
Additionally, EP 639981 discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising short peptides that function as IGF-I receptor antagonists.
Table 5, Effect of short peptides on UVB-induced IL6 expression in skin epithelial cells.
FIG . 3, Effect of short peptides on UVB-induced IL6 expression in skin epithelial cells.

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