These Proceedings of the 1st International Peptide Symposium, held in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997, represent a high point of international cooperation in the field of peptide science. Recently, science and technology in this area have advanced considerably, allowing traditional peptide chemists to expand into areas of peptide science encompassing physics, biology and medicine. Furthermore, improvements in procedures for chemical and bio-syntheses, purification, analysis and related areas, have removed barriers with respect to the size of molecules.
These Proceedings include plenary lectures and oral and poster presentations collected from a wide diversity of topics providing a truly comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of peptide science. This publication contains essential reference information for researchers active in peptide science.
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Proceedings of the December 1997 symposium that provided an overview of the field of peptide science. The 285 contributions discuss peptide mimetics and de novo design; combinatorial libraries; novel methodologies in structural analyses; peptides and proteins in signal transduction; structure, dynamics and folding; structural basis of peptide-protein and DNA interactions; new biologically active peptides; peptide and protein synthesis; glyco-, lipo-, phosopho- peptides; nonpeptide antagonists of peptide receptors; protease inhibitors; peptide pharmacology and potential therapeutic application; emerging functions; and immunology/peptide vaccines. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)