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Peptide T

Medical Definition:	N-(N-(N(2)-(N-(N-(N-(N-D-Alanyl L-seryl)-L-threonyl)-L-threonyl) L-threonyl)-L-asparaginyl)-L-tyrosyl) L-threonine. Octapeptide sharing sequence homology with HIV envelope protein gp120. It is potentially useful as antiviral agent in AIDS therapy. The core pentapeptide sequence, TTNYT, consisting of amino acids 4-8 in peptide T, is the HIV envelope sequence required for attachment to the CD4 receptor.
Guide Notes:	/biosyn /drug eff /physiol permitted
CAS Type 1 Name:	CAS Number:	106362-33-8
Previously Indexed:	Oligopeptides (1987-1989),Peptide Fragments (1987-1989)

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