"Peptaibols" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of peptides characterized by length of 1-2 dozen residues with a high proportion of them being non-proteinogenic, notably alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) and isovaline, and have a C-terminal amino alcohol and N terminal alkyl group. They are found in FUNGI and some are ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS. They form channels or pores in target organisms. The term is a contraction of peptide-Aib-alcohol.
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D054848
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.504
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peptaibols" by people in Profiles.
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Novel pathway of ceramide production in mitochondria: thioesterase and neutral ceramidase produce ceramide from sphingosine and acyl-CoA. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jul 15; 286(28):25352-62.