Chemistry of Peptide-Based Materials and Therapeutics
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2019)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: peptide-based receptors; peptide-based materials; nucleic acids chemistry; RNA delivery; smart insulin; medicinal chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, there has been a surge in the number of publications on peptide-based therapeutics and materials. Peptides are popular for their applications in targeting proteins and as biomaterials due to their relatively easy access. As the importance of peptides as therapeutics is being realized more than ever, the interest in the development of new reactions for the functionalization of various peptide scaffolds has increased. This Special Issue, titled “Chemistry of peptide-based materials and therapeutics” will include publications from various laboratories that are actively engaged in research related to peptide and protein chemistry. The topics in the Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
- New strategies in peptide synthesis
- Chemo- and regioselective peptide modifications
- Bioconjugation chemistry in peptides and proteins
- Peptide cyclization strategies
- Novel peptide scaffolds as therapeutics
- Application of peptides in drug delivery
This Special Issue will also include invited reviews from the experts in the field.
We are inviting communications or full reports from the research community on the above-mentioned topics as the general guiding areas. Please feel free to communicate with us if you have questions.
Dr. Arnab Rudra
Dr. Tejas Pathak
Guest editors
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Keywords
- peptide therapeutics
- peptide modifications
- peptide synthesis
- bioconjugation chemistry
- cyclic peptides
- cell-penetrating peptides
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