Are you a future peptide detective searching for new peptides in Australia’s amazing plants and wildlife? Print out this page and fold it into your very own notebook, and case board.
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Peptide Detectives
- 18 June 2025
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Daily Archives: 18 June 2025
Resisting resistance
- 18 June 2025
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New peptide champion against drug-resistant cells have entered the battle According to the Australian Cancer Council Federation, at least 2 in 3 Australians will be diagnosed with a type of skin cancer in their lifetime, with a higher risk for men to develop non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers, compared to women. It was also reported […]
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Structural Insights into CYP450 enzymes
- 18 June 2025
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Understanding how novel protein tools can make unique cyclic peptides Enzymes are proteins that exist in all living things to accelerate (catalyse) chemical reactions, thus speeding up complex biological processes. Enzymes are involved in a wide variety of biological functions, including digesting food or making copies of DNA. There are many enzymes in nature; specific […]
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Bridging Peptides with RNA
- 18 June 2025
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Harnessing the flexibility of native chemical ligation to overcome the barriers of traditional therapies Native chemical ligation (NCL) is a remarkable technique widely utilized by peptide chemists to construct large, and increasingly complex peptides and miniature proteins, such as insulin, by fusing two medium-sized peptides. Developed at Scripps Research (USA) just 30 years ago, it […]
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How Butterfly Peas Became the Ultimate Cyclotide Factory
- 18 June 2025
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Unveiling the evolutionary mystery behind the bioprocessing of cyclotides in plants The butterfly pea legume (Clitoria ternatea) is native to South America and tropical regions of Asia and was introduced to Queensland, Australia in 1991. The legume is best known for its decorative flower with brilliant blue petals. When used as a tea it infuses […]
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