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Jatrophidin I, a cyclic peptide from Brazilian Jatropha curcas L.: Isolation, characterization, conformational studies and biological activity
Fecha
2014-11-01Registro en:
Phytochemistry. Oxford: Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, v. 107, p. 91-96, 2014.
0031-9422
10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.08.006
WOS:000343840500010
4484083685251673
0000-0002-4767-0904
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul
Univ Paris 06
Univ Fed Ceara
Institución
Resumen
A cyclic peptide, jatrophidin I, was isolated from the latex of Jatropha curcas L. Its structure was elucidated by extensive 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis, with additional conformational studies performed using Molecular Dynamics/Simulated Annealing (MD/SA). Jatrophidin I had moderate protease inhibition activity when compared with pepstatin A; however, the peptide was inactive in antimalarial, cytotoxic and antioxidant assays. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.