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PEPTIDE HORMONES AS PROHORMONES CL (Ellis Horwood series in pharmaceutical sciences)
PEPTIDE HORMONES AS PROHORMONES CL - Ellis Horwood series in pharmaceutical sciences Author:Martinez Peptides and peptide hormones are of current importance in many areas of scientific investigation, and the editor of this new book is a well-known figure in peptide research including the well-established concept of hormones derived from prohormones. In this volume, Dr Martinez has collated the research findings of some of the world's leading ex... more »perts in peptide processing to show the importance of fragment "by-products" created during cleavage, of the consequences of peptide processing. He emphasizes their importance in terms of overall pharmacological activity. The coverage ranges across a wide spectrum of peptides and related peptides, showing the results and biological importance of fragments which may be quite different to that of the "parent". Some of these peptide fragments (or amino acids), usually liberated at the site of action of the parent hormone, are shown to be involved in a process whose goal is the generation of even smaller fragments with even more diversified biological importance. The book draws attention to the suggested prohormone nature of peptide hormones in order to emphasize the importance of the general mechanisms for processing, as well as the biological and pharmacological consequences.« less