Exploiting <i>Locusta migratoria</i> as a source of bioactive peptides with anti-fibrosis properties using an <i>in silico</i> approach-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Exploiting Locusta migratoria as a source of bioactive peptides with anti-fibrosis properties using an in silico approach

Published:2024 Issue:2 Volume:15 Page:493-502
ISSN:2042-6496
Container-title:Food & Function
language:en
Short-container-title:Food Funct.

Author:

Teixeira Carla S. S.¹^ORCID,Biltes Rita¹,Villa Caterina¹,Sousa Sérgio F.²³^ORCID,Costa Joana¹^ORCID,Ferreira Isabel M. P. L. V. O.¹^ORCID,Mafra Isabel¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. REQUIMTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal

2. Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal

3. UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM – Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal

Abstract

Peptides capable of selectively inhibiting the N-subunit of the somatic angiotensin-I converting enzyme (sACE) were obtained by a molecular docking protocol.

Funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Medicine,Food Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/FO/D3FO04246D

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