title: Spantide III, a superior tachykinin antagonist with high potency and negligible neurotoxicity.
abstract: Five new antagonists of Substance P were designed and synthesized toward increasing potency and safety. One of them was more effective than Spantide II, which was the basis for the design. It was named Spantide III and has the structure: D-NicLys,Pro,Pal,Pro,D-Cl2Phe,Asn,D-Trp,Phe,D-Pal,Leu, NleNH2.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Folkers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hakanson
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janecka
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang