Protein mimetic
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A protein mimetic is a molecule such as a peptide, a modified peptide or any other molecule that biologically mimics the action or activity of some other protein. Protein mimetics are commonly used in drug design and discovery.
Types of mimetics[]
There are a number of different distinct classes of protein mimetics.
- Antibody mimetic - Molecules that mimic antigen binding activity of antibodies
- Peptidomimetic - Small protein-like chains designed to mimic larger peptide.
- Phosphomimetics - An amino acid substitution or modification which mimic the effect of protein phosphorylation.
See also[]
Categories:
- Drug discovery
- Drugs blocking protein-protein interactions
- Proteins
- Molecular biology