Author(s):
Michele Melchionna, Katie E. Styan and Silvia MarchesanPages 2009-2018 (10)
Abstract:
Self-assembled peptide hydrogels have brought innovation to the medicinal field, not only as responsive biomaterials but also as nanostructured therapeutic agents or as smart drug delivery systems. D-amino acids are typically introduced to increase the peptide enzymatic stability. However, there are several reports of unexpected effects on peptide conformation, self-assembly behavior, cytotoxicity and even therapeutic activity. This mini-review discusses all the surprising twists of heterochiral self-assembled peptide hydrogels, and delineates emerging key findings to exploit all the benefits of D-amino acids in this novel medicinal area.
Keywords:
Chirality, D-Amino acids, Enantiomers, Heterochiral, Hydrogels, Nanomaterials, Peptides, Self-assembly.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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Peptide drug refers to a peptide having a specific therapeutic effect extracted by chemical synthesis, genetic recombination or animal or plant, and is a specific application of the peptide in the field of medicine. Peptide Drug Discovery
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