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BIO-SYNTHESIS - Leading Life Science Products Company
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BIO-SYNTHESIS is a leading life science products company with over 20 years of experience in the design and synthesis of peptides, small molecules and reagents for small scale research and bulk pharmaceutical trials. Using state of the art technology in our well-equipped laboratories.
- Added on: Dec 25th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jessica Castro
- Listed in: Medicine Health
- Tags: bio synthesis
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Amyloid Peptides
Amyloid PeptidesDefinition Amyloids are filamentous protein deposits ranging in size from nanometres to microns and composed of aggregated peptide beta-sheets formed from parallel or anti-parallel alignments of peptide beta-strands.Structural Charact...
Renin Substrates
DefinitionThe enzyme renin, which is found in extracts of kidney cortex, acts upon a protein substrate contained in the alpha-2 globulin fraction of the plasma to produce the decapeptide hypertensin I. This peptide is further degraded by a plasma enz...
Oxytocins Related Peptides and Analogs
DefinitionThe neurohypophysial hormone oxytocin (OT) was the first peptide hormone to have its structure determined and the first to be chemically synthesized in biologically active form. It is named after the “quick birth” which it causes due to...
Orexins
DefinitionOrexins (hypocretins) are neuropeptides primarily localized in the hypothalamus and are implicated in the regulation of a variety of activities, including feeding behavior and energy balance. Orexins have also been found to be linked to idi...
Obestatins
DefinitionObestatin is a 23–amino acid amidated peptide, was originally reported to be the ligand for the orphan receptor G-protein– coupled receptor 39 (GPR39)1.Related PeptidesObestatin is a novel hormone that is encoded by the Ghrelin gene and...
Nociceptin and Fragments
DefinitionNociceptin is a 17 amino acid opioid-like peptide that was identified as a natural ligand of the orphan opioid receptor ORL1 (also referred to as OP4). Reinscheid et al., called the same peptide orphanin FQ to signify that it is a ligand fo...
