The discovery of a dipeptide ester, L-Asp-L-Phe-OMe, having an intense sweet taste is
reported. Investigation of structure-taste relationshipsshowed that L-aspartic acid is critical …

The L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1, SLC7A5) transports essential amino acids
across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and into cancer cells. To utilize LAT1 for drug delivery …

The neurohypophyseal hormone oxytocin (OT) and related modulators of the oxytocin
receptor (OTR) have been the subject of intensive research for nearly seven decades …

The Peptides: Analysis, Synthesis, Biology: Volume 4: Modern Techniques of
Conformational, Structural, and Configurational Analysis is an open-ended treatise that …

We have reviewed contributions of synthetic peptide chemistry to several aspects of the
biology of the posterior pituitary hormones, and have also indicated how purely biological …

During the last decade, nearly 200 analogues and homologues of the neurohypophysial
hormones have been synthesised in various laboratories, and the biological activities of …

It is a great honor to be the 2002 recipient of the American Chemical Society Ralph F.
Hirschmann Award. Ralph F. Hirschmann is one of the great pioneers of peptide research1 …

The design of peptide hormone analogs Page 340 Chapter 9 The Design of Peptide Hormone
Analogs J. Rudinger I. Introduction................. 319 A. Special Features of Peptides as Drugs …

The neurohypophyseal hormones oxytocin (I), arginine vasopressin (II), and their related
naturally occurring analogs (Table I) have been at the forefront of developments of modern …

The interrelationship of several physiological receptors which influence the hydroosmotic
response of the toad urinary bladder was studied employing neurohypophyseal peptides …