This type of structural flexibility, called conformation entropy, is also a key feature in other peptides that form toxic plaques in diseases such as Huntington's disease, Type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. (sciencedaily.com)
In subsequent research they were startled to discover that dabbing a mix of this and other peptides onto a bleeding mouse brain rapidly controlled the oozing, Ellis - Behnke says. (scientificamerican.com)
Other peptides prepared from hog duodenum or colon, as well as glucagon, secretin, glucose, and bovine serum albumin, were ineffective. (science.sciencemag.org)