Peptide Self-Regulation of Living Systems (Facts and Hypotheses) - Shataeva L. K. 2003



Prefaces

Introduction

Peptides in Aqueous Solutions

Structural Features of Amino Acids and Oligopeptides

Physicochemical Characteristics of Peptides

Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Properties of Oligopeptides

Redox Properties of Simple Peptides

Conformations of Peptides in Solution

Tissue-Specific Regulatory Peptides

Neuropeptides

Gastrointestinal Peptides

Peptides of the Immune System

Atriopeptides

Regulatory Peptides as Carriers of Molecular Information

Frequency Characteristics of Amino Acid Sequences of RI

Informational Load of Amino Acid Sequences in Regulatory Peptides

The Role of Hydrogen Bonds in Molecular Signal Transmission

Peptide Interactions with the Cell Membrane

Peptide-Cell Membrane Interactions

Structure of the Phospholipid Bilayer of the Membrane

Peptide interactions with the cell membrane

Plasma membrane receptors

Peptide Interactions with the Cell Membrane

Interaction of Regulatory Peptides with Receptors and Phospholipids

Interaction of Peptides with Cell Nucleus Chromatin

Component Composition and Structure of Chromatin

Interaction of peptides with cell nucleus chromatin

Intermolecular interactions of regulatory peptides and DNA

Interaction of Peptides with Cell Nucleus Chromatin

Model and Natural Nucleoprotein Complexes

Peptide Regulation of Aging

Molecular Mechanisms of Aging

Theoretical and Experimental Prerequisites for the Correction of Age-Related Pathology

Conclusion

References