Researchers from the University of Queensland have discovered that the poison from the Fraser Island funnel-web spider in eastern Australia contains what could be a life-saving molecule, or peptide.
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Peptide
/ˈpɛptaɪd/
Synonyms for "peptide" (17 found)
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amino acidhemoglobin
Noun(2 words)
amino acid chainbioactive fragment
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Noun(5 words)
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Noun(7 words)
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17 entriesantimicrobial peptidedipeptidehormone peptideneuropeptidenonpeptide drugnonpeptidic ligandnonpeptidic polymeroligopeptidepentapeptidepeptidic drugpeptidic hormonepeptidic hydrogelpeptidic polymerpeptidic scaffoldpeptidic vaccinesignal peptide
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11 entriespeptide bondpeptide chainpeptide sequencepeptide synthesispeptidic bondpeptidic chainpeptidic drugpeptidic hormonepeptidic scaffoldpeptidic sequencesignal peptide
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Known as Hi1a, the peptide could block so-called death signals sent to cells after a cardiac arrest, when blood flow to the heart is reduced. This results in a lack of oxygen to the heart muscles, causing cells to become acidic, and a message is sent for heart cells to die.
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Jacob said an flu-fighting peptide could be especially useful when vaccines are not available or when circulating viral strains become resistant to current drugs.
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Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta say the secreted peptide — a subunit of a protein chain — kills dozens of flu strains that plague humans. It is effective against H1 viruses, including ones that could cause pandemics.
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