Cyclotides : Tuning Parameters Toward Their Use in Drug Design

Cyclotides are plant proteins with a unique topology, defined as the cyclic cystine knot motif. The motif endows cyclotides with exceptional chemical and biological stability. They also exhibit a wide range of biological activities including insecticidal, cytotoxic, anti-HIV and antimicrobial effect...

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Main Author: Yeshak, Mariamawit Yonathan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet 2012
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