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Definitions

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  • noun biochemistry A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.

Etymologies

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peptide + -o- + mimetic

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Examples

  • About Genesis Biopharma, Inc. Genesis Biopharma, Inc. (www. genesisbiopharma.com) is a Canadian corporation founded in 2007 to exploit the commercial potential for the therapeutic use of peptidomimetic (modified amino acid peptides) compounds.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

  • "There is a lot of enthusiasm around South Africa's biotech business," says Grant Napier, managing director of Elevation Biotech, a South African company working on peptide and peptidomimetic HIV attachment inhibitors for inclusion in HIV vaccines.

    News from The Scientist 2010

  • Examples of this proficiency include Domainex's proven capabilities in peptidomimetic drugs, and Pharmidex's recognised expertise in the study of DMPK within the central nervous system (NeuroPK and NeuroPD).

    Business Weekly daily news Ben Fountain 2010

  • GGTI-2418 is a synthetic peptidomimetic inhibitor of geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTase I) that induces apoptosis by downregulating several pivotal oncogenic and tumor survival pathways.

    unknown title 2009

  • GGTI-2418 is a synthetic peptidomimetic inhibitor of GGTase I that appears to induce apoptosis by downregulating several pivotal oncogenic and tumor survival pathways.

    unknown title 2009

  • Our products support the development and manufacture of therapeutic peptides and peptidomimetic

    unknown title 2009

  • Using a bacterial display approach, a peptidomimetic of GPVI has been identified.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • Our specificity map will prove invaluable for guiding peptidomimetic design, as it offers starting points for numerous PDZ domain specificity classes, provides optimal PDZ-binding peptides useful for target validation in cellular assays, and helps identify related domains and potential in vivo interaction partners that must be considered for cross-reactivity.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles 2008

  • Our specificity map will prove invaluable for guiding peptidomimetic design, as it offers starting points for numerous PDZ domain specificity classes, provides optimal PDZ-binding peptides useful for target validation in cellular assays, and helps identify related domains and potential in vivo interaction partners that must be considered for cross-reactivity.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles 2008

  • Our specificity map will prove invaluable for guiding peptidomimetic design, as it offers starting points for numerous PDZ domain specificity classes, provides optimal PDZ-binding peptides useful for target validation in cellular assays, and helps identify related domains and potential in vivo interaction partners that must be considered for cross-reactivity.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles 2008

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