An illustration shows how custom-made peptide molecules (shown in pink and purple) can slip through a cell membrane. (Image by Ian C. Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) Researchers at the ...

Since the discovery of penicillin nearly a century ago, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a stealthy, pervasive enemy in the fight against bacterial infections. AMR claims an estimated 1.27 ...

The scientists say some of these small protein, or peptide, molecules they have identified have bacteria-fighting powers that may inspire new drugs to fight infections in humans. The innovative ...

The company is the latest launched to turn cyclic peptide molecules into orally available drugs that could replace injected or intravenous ones. “Macrocycles in their own right are quite amazing ...

she and a team of collaborators have now created peptide-like molecules - which she calls "peptoids" - that could circumvent peptides' shortcomings and turn these new molecules into the basis for ...

Electronic nose: Sensing the odor molecules on graphene surface layered with self-assembled peptides Date: January 19, 2023 Source: Tokyo Institute of Technology Summary: Graphene-based olfactory ...

The molecule is centered around the metal cobalt, surrounded by organic molecules that form a complex, which binds to amyloid-β peptides, preventing them from binding to each other and building up.

Peptides are molecules in the body that are composed of short chains of amino acids, and include messengers, growth factors and well-known hormones such as insulin. Because of their larger size ...