AnaSpec Introduces Collection of Channel Blocker Peptides
Released on: February 19, 2008, 8:53 am
Press Release Author: AnaSpec Inc.
Industry: Biotech
Press Release Summary: AnaSpec has introduced its selection of channel blocker peptides.
Press Release Body: San Jose, CA - February 18, 2008
AnaSpec, one of the world's largest providers of catalog peptides, has introduced its selection of channel blocker peptides.
Peptide toxins are potent and selective compounds that can act on ion channels in plasma membrane of excitable cells.1 These high specificity and affinity compounds, often with diverse and selective pharmacologies, are used as pharmacological probes to study and characterize various receptor proteins involved in ion-channel function.1 These toxin peptides generally consist of a relatively small number of structural frameworks that are particularly suited to addressing the crucial issues of potency and stability.1 Multiple disulfide bonds constitute essential structural elements in many of these bioactive peptides, which are generated by proteolytic processing of prefolded protein precursors and then released from the cells in the bioactive form into the extracellular medium to exert their physiological function.
Other Ion Channel Blockers Conantokin G Sarafotoxin 6C [Lys4]-Sarafotoxin 6c Beauvericin
Company Info
AnaSpec, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated proteomics solutions to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research institutions throughout the world. With a vision for innovation through synergy, AnaSpec focuses on three core technologies: peptides, detection reagents (dyes, assay kits, & antibodies), and combinatorial chemistry. For more information, visit www.anaspec.com
Reference: 1. Lewis, RJ. and ML. Garcia, Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 2, 790 (2003).
Web Site: http://www.anaspec.com
Contact Details: AnaSpec Inc. 2149 O\'Toole Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 ping@anaspec.com
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