Chemicals and Drugs

Cyclic Peptides

Peptides whose amino acid residues are linked together forming a circular chain. Some of them are ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; some are biosynthesized non-ribosomally (PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NON-RIBOSOMAL).

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Abstract

Peptides whose amino acid residues are linked together forming a circular chain. Some of them are ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; some are biosynthesized non-ribosomally (PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NON-RIBOSOMAL).

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11 entry terms
  • Circular Peptide
  • Circular Peptides
  • Cyclic Peptide
  • Cyclopeptide
  • Cyclopeptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Peptide, Circular
  • Peptide, Cyclic
  • Peptides, Circular
  • Orbitide
  • Orbitides

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

1973 (1971)

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Previous Indexing

  • Peptides (1966-1970)

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  1. D04w.345w.566w
  2. D12.644w.641w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cyclic Peptides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010456. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010456
  2. Cyclic Peptides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_peptide
  3. Cyclic Peptides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389172