The phrase
"novel peptide" refers to a new and unique type of small protein molecule. It means it has never been discovered or described before in any previous studies or research.
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Chan's laboratory uses genomic analyses to identify neoantigens —
novel peptides found only in tumors that arise from mutations accumulated by cancerous cells.
Nerve cells exposed to
the novel peptide had healthier mitochondria than unexposed cells.
Mice treated with
the novel peptide did not experience these symptoms and appeared healthy.
A second project will build on new strategies for blocking KRAS, such as
novel peptides.
The publication of the discovery of leptin by (3) Zhang and Friedman et al (1994) created worldwide interest in
this novel peptide as a tool for research and therapeutic discovery for obesity and its related disorders.
Braulio Peguero - «The effects of
the novel peptide Val ยน - SIFamide on the central pattern generators in the stomatogastric ganglion of the American lobster, Homarus americanus» (Advisor: P. Dickinson)