title: Complementary peptides as recognition molecules.
abstract: The possibility of designing sequence-directed recognition peptides (complementary peptides) able to non covalently associate target peptides or proteins is one of the most important applications deriving from the Molecular Recognition Theory [MRT]. Complementary peptides can be used widely not only as synthetic ligands for the development of affinity purification strategies to isolate target peptides or proteins from crude sources, but more importantly as peptidyl antagonists to inhibit biologically relevant interactions, or to probe functional sites in proteins and corresponding receptors.
authors.affiliation: TECNOGEN S.C.p.A., Piana di Monte Verna, (CE), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fassina
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017302:Annexins / Q000737:chemistry; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017302:Annexins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1