Potential of Peptides as Inhibitors and Mimotopes: Selection of Carbohydrate-Mimetic Peptides from Phage Display Libraries

Glycoconjugates play various roles in biological processes. In particular, oligosaccharides on the surface of animal cells are involved in virus infection and cell-cell communication. Inhibitors of carbohydrate-protein interactions are potential antiviral drugs. Several anti-influenza drugs such as...

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Main Author: Teruhiko Matsubara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/740982