Ginsentides : cysteine and glycine-rich peptides from the ginseng family with unusual disulfide connectivity

• Main Authors: Tam, James P., Loo, Shining, Wang, Shujing, Yang, Daiwen, Kam, Antony, Nguyen, Giang Kien Truc
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Ginseng; Disulfide Connectivity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81252; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47447
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ginseng, a popular and valuable traditional medicine, has been used for centuries to maintain health and treat disease. Here we report the discovery and characterization of ginsentides, a novel family of cysteine and glycine-rich peptides derived from the three most widely-used ginseng species: Pana...