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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptides, Cyclic > Cyclotides
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Peptides, Cyclic > Cyclotides

Preferred term

Cyclotides  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cyclotide

Scope note

  • A continuous circle of peptide bonds, typically of 2-3 dozen AMINO ACIDS, so there is no free N- or C-terminus. They are further characterized by six conserved CYSTEINE residues that form CYSTINE KNOT MOTIFS.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D047169

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