肽是由两个或两个以上氨基酸通过脱水缩合形成的化合物。最简单的肽由两个氨基酸构成,称为二肽;包含多个氨基酸的肽则被称为多肽。通常情况下,含有50个及以上氨基酸单位的多肽,则归类为蛋白质。肽广泛存在于动物、植物和微生物中,在生物体内的生长发育、细胞分化、大脑活动、肿瘤病变、免疫防御、生殖控制以及抗衰老等方面都扮演着重要角色。
例如,谷胱甘肽是某些酶的重要辅基,参与体内氧化还原反应;多种激素如催产素、加压素、胰高血糖素及促肾上腺皮质激素等,均属于多肽类,通过调节机体代谢发挥作用。下丘脑分泌的激素调节因子也是由多肽构成,控制着其他内分泌腺释放激素的过程。
近年来,在高等动物的大脑中发现了具有镇痛作用的脑啡肽(五肽)。许多抗生素如多粘菌素、短杆菌肽等也是肽类物质,具备强大的抗菌能力。此外,多肽是指通过肽键连接形成的一系列氨基酸单位构成的长链结构。一般而言,含有数十个或更少氨基酸单位的多肽称为肽;而更多氨基酸单位组成的则被称为蛋白质。
在命名时,通常按照从氨基末端(N端)到羧基末端(C端)的顺序书写。如Ser·Gly·Try·Ala·Leu这个五肽由5个氨基酸残基和4个肽键组成,命名为丝氨酰甘氨酰酪氨酰丙氨酰亮氨酸。
肽广泛存在于动植物组织中,并且其中许多具有特殊生物活性的功能性肽统称为生物活性肽。近年来的研究表明,几乎所有重大生命科学理论——包括免疫防御、生殖控制、肿瘤病变和抗衰防老等——均涉及相关的活性肽,这些理论与临床医学实践密切相关,因此生物活性肽在实际应用中也具有重要价值。
生物活性肽种类繁多,例如促肾上腺皮质激素为39肽,催产素为九肽,而两种重要的脑啡肽均为五肽。许多抗菌素也是由肽类物质构成的。生长因子则受控于基因,在细胞发育过程中起到调节和控制作用。表皮生长因子含有50个氨基酸残基,神经生长因子则由118个氨基酸组成。
中文名称 | 英文名称 | CAS号 | 化学式 | 结构式图片 |
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—— | Conotoxin GI, des-glu(1)- | 92137-82-1 | C50H73N19O15S4 |
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—— | Colistin IV | —— | C53H100N16O13 |
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—— | [2-[17-(1-Hydroxyethyl)-22-[[2-[[3-hydroxy-2-[[2-(6-methyloctanoylamino)-4-(sulfomethylamino)butanoyl]amino]butanoyl]amino]-4-(sulfomethylamino)butanoyl]amino]-5,8-bis(2-methylpropyl)-3,6,9,12,15,18,23-heptaoxo-11,14-bis[2-(sulfomethylamino)ethyl]-1,4,7,10,13,16,19-heptazacyclotricos-2-yl]ethylamino]methanesulfonic acid | 8068-28-8 | C58H110N16O28S5 |
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—— | YIIKGVFWDPAC(BC10)-OCH3 | 1268364-78-8 | C94H126N14O18S |
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—— | Cdr2.ame(39-44) | 187826-36-4 | C53H70N12O15S2 |
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—— | Asn-Arg-Val-Tyr-Val-His-Pro-Phe-Asn-Leu | 86879-15-4 | C59H87N17O14 |
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—— | H-DL-Cys(Acm)-DL-Asp-DL-Ala-DL-Arg-DL-Ser-DL-Pro-DL-xiThr-DL-Ser-DL-Pro-DL-Val-DL-Pro-DL-Val-DL-Pro-DL-Val-DL-Met-OH | 155773-75-4 | C69H115N19O22S2 |
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—— | Bradykinin potentiator B | 30892-86-5 | C56H91N15O13 |
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—— | Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Pro-Ala-Ser-Ser-Lys-Pro | 91575-25-6 | C40H68N14O16 |
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—— | Agn-PC-0low0X | 7225-24-3 | C54H81IN12O14 |
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—— | Ac-D-2Nal-D-Phe(4-Cl)-D-3Pal-Ser-Arg-D-3Pal-Leu-Arg-Pro-D-Ala-OH | 101685-06-7 | C69H91ClN18O13 |
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—— | Ac-D-2Nal-D-Phe(4-Cl)-D-3Pal-Ser-Arg-D-Trp(For)-Leu-Arg-Pro-D-Ala-OH | 103732-99-6 | C73H93ClN18O14 |
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—— | Ac-D-2Nal-D-Phe(4-Cl)-D-3Pal-Ser-Arg-D-Trp-Leu-Arg-Pro-D-Ala-OH | 101685-05-6 | C72H93ClN18O13 |
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—— | pBrBz-(Aib-L-Ala)6-OMe | 131738-96-0 | C50H79BrN12O14 |
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—— | pBrBz-(Aib-L-Ala)5-OMe | 131738-95-9 | C43H67BrN10O12 |
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—— | L-Glutamic acid, N-(N2-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N2-(N-glycyl-L-histidyl)-L-glutaminyl)-L-alanyl)-L-alanyl)-L-methionyl)-L-alpha-glutamyl)-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)-L-lysyl)- | 119420-07-4 | C51H85N15O17S2 |
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—— | H-Arg-Pro-Lys-Pro-Gln-Gln-Phe-Tyr-OMe-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2 | 77128-74-6 | C64H100N18O14S |
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—— | small cardioactive peptide A | 98035-79-1 | C59H92N18O12S |
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—— | Vasoactive intestinal peptide (1-11) | 144119-83-5 | C55H76N14O21 |
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—— | mastoparan C | 93207-23-9 | C72H135N19O15 |
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—— | Uroguanylin | 152175-68-3 | C61H101N17O25S4 |
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—— | Ranatensin C | 73726-66-6 | C60H82N16O14S |
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—— | Mastoparan MP3 | 107048-32-8 | C60H114N16O12 |
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—— | H-Ile-Asn-Trp-Lys-Gly-DL-Ile-Ala-Ala-Met-Ala-Lys-Lys-Leu-Leu-NH2 | 72093-22-2 | C73H126N20O15S |
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—— | delta Sleep-inducing peptide, N-tyr- | 65908-45-4 | C44H57N11O17 |
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—— | Lysyl-arginyl-arginyl-tryptophyl-lysyl-lysyl-asparaginyl-phenylalanyl-isoleucyl-alanyl-valine | 111394-11-7 | C68H112N22O13 |
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—— | Gastrin-releasing peptide 10, ala(6)- | 109708-38-5 | C48H69N17O11S |
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—— | Argipressin, ser-ala- | 115699-80-4 | C52H75N17O15S2 |
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—— | α<sup>1-14</sup>-ACTH | 25696-21-3 | C77H109N21O20S |
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—— | Indolicidin | 140896-21-5 | C100H132N26O13 |
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—— | Astressin2-B | —— | C183H307N49O53 |
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—— | (3S)-3-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-6-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-6-amino-2-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3R)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-3-carboxy-1-hydroxy-2-[[(2R)-1-hydroxy-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxyethylideneamino)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propylidene]amino]-3-phenylpropylidene]amino]propylidene]amino]-1-hydroxypropylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-methylpentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-phenylpropylidene]amino]-1,3-dihydroxybutylidene]amino]-1,4-dihydroxy-4-iminobutylidene]amino]-1,3-dihydroxypropylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propylidene]amino]-1-hydroxypentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxyhexylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-3-methylbutylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-4-methylpentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxyethylidene]amino]-1,5-dihydroxy-5-iminopentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-4-methylpentylidene]amino]-1,3-dihydroxypropylidene]amino]-1-hydroxypropylidene]amino]-5-carbamimidamido-1-hydroxypentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxyhexylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-4-methylpentylidene]amino]-1-hydroxy-4-methylpentylidene]amino]-1,5-dihydroxy-5-iminopentylidene]amino]-4-[(2S,3S)-1-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-hydroxy-1-iminopentan-2-yl]imino-1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl]imino-1-hydroxy-4-methylsulfanylbutan-2-yl]imino-1-hydroxy-3-methylpentan-2-yl]imino-4-hydroxybutanoic acid | —— | C157H252N44O43S |
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—— | H-Gln-Arg-Pro-Arg-Leu-Ser-His-Lys-Gly-Pro-NH2 | 1609359-14-9 | C50H87N21O12 |
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—— | Ac-Arg-Pro-Arg-Leu-Ala-Ala-Lys-Gly-Pro-Leu-NH2 | 1609359-34-3 | C50H90N18O11 |
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—— | Ac-Lys(Tfa)(Tfa)-Pro-Arg-Leu-Ala-Ala-Lys-Gly-Pro-Leu-NH2 | 1609359-48-9 | C52H89F3N16O12 |
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—— | Ac-Ala-Pro-Arg-Leu-Ser-His-Lys-Gly-Pro-Leu-NH2 | 1609359-32-1 | C50H85N17O12 |
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—— | H-Gln-Arg-Pro-Arg-Leu-Ser-His-Lys-Gly-Pro-Met-NH2 | 1609359-12-7 | C55H96N22O13S |
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—— | Neurotoxin CM 10a (Naja haje haje reduced) 61 | 69071-96-1 | C287H468N92O87S9 |
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—— | Myotoxin A (crotalus viridis viridis) | 69331-38-0 | C211H328N62O54S7 |
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—— | Secapin (honeybee reduced) | 66327-76-2 | C131H215N37O31S2 |
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—— | H-Pyr-D-Phe-D-Trp-Ser-Tyr-D-Lys-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2 | 65360-23-8 | C62H86N16O13 |
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—— | (D-Phe(sup 2)-val(sup 3)-D-trp(sup 6))-LHRH | 64891-34-5 | C61H83N15O13 |
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—— | Neurotoxin I (Naja mossambica mossambica reduced) | 65216-15-1 | C285H459N99O97S8 |
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—— | Tridecaptin C | 67922-31-0 | C74H117N17O21 |
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—— | Secretin (pig), 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (salt) | 67307-60-2 | C137H229N43O48 |
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—— | Fsh-beta-(1-15) | 135077-24-6 | C70H120N18O27S |
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—— | N-(N-(1-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-(N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-alanyl)-L-threonyl)-L-seryl)-L-alpha-glutamyl)-L-alanyl)-L-alanyl)-L-threonyl)glycyl)-L-prolyl)-L-seryl)-L-aspartic acid | 115732-63-3 | C43H68N12O23 |
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—— | Acetylcysteine(asparaginyl-alanyl-asparaginyl-proline)3 | 110605-28-2 | C53H81N19O21S |
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—— | Locusta myotropin lom-AG | 133337-29-8 | C62H99N19O16 |
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—— | Trichotoxin A40 | 65216-21-9 | C80H139N19O22 |
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