Abstract
Bioactive peptides play important roles in metabolic regulation and modulation and many are used as therapeutics. These peptides often possess disulfide bonds, which are important for their structure, function and stability. A systematic network of enzymes—a disulfide bond generating enzyme, a disulfide bond donor enzyme and a redox cofactor—that function inside the cell dictates the formation and maintenance of disulfide bonds. The main pathways that catalyze disulfide bond formation in peptides and proteins in prokaryotes and eukaryotes are remarkably similar and share several mechanistic features. This review summarizes the formation of disulfide bonds in peptides and proteins by cellular and recombinant machinery.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1791-1805 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Jan 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bioactive peptides
- Disulfide bonds
- Oxidative folding
- Peptide and protein folding
- Recombinant technology
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