申请人:UNIV SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
公开号:WO2014046731A1
公开(公告)日:2014-03-27
Provided are compositions and methods for preparing a cyclotide, in particular a cyclotide with one or more unnatural amino acids. Also provided is a polypeptide comprising a linear cyclotide fused to a C-terminal fragment and an N-terminal fragment of a split intein, at the N-terminus and C-terminus of the cyclotide, respectively. Methods of establishing screening libraries of cyclotides and use of the library for identifying pharmaceutical, therapeutic or cosmetic agents are also provided.