Methods in enzymologyCyclotidesCyclizationCysteine EndopeptidasesPlant ProteinsAmino Acid Sequence
AEP-mediated backbone cyclization of cyclotides-A chemoenzymatic method for cyclotide production.
Yan Zhou, Simon J de Veer, Thomas Durek, David J Craik
Published: 202510.1016/bs.mie.2025.09.001
Abstract
Cyclotides are a unique class of head-to-tail cyclic peptides with exceptional stability, making them promising scaffolds for therapeutic and agrochemical applications. Their biosynthesis in plants involves asparaginyl endopeptidases (AEPs), which ca…
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