Abstract
Some tripeptides obtained by enzymic digestion of caseins possess immunomodulating properties. In order to correlate activity and structure, X-ray analysis has been applied to two of them Leu-Leu-Tyr and Gly-Leu-Phe.
MeSH terms
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Adjuvants, Immunologic / immunology*
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Animals
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Caseins / analysis
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Caseins / immunology*
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Caseins / pharmacology
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Cattle
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Humans
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Immunity, Innate / drug effects
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Klebsiella Infections / immunology
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Macrophages / drug effects
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Mice
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Models, Molecular
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Peptide Fragments / immunology*
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Peptide Fragments / isolation & purification
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Peptide Fragments / pharmacology
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Phagocytosis / drug effects
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Protein Conformation
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X-Ray Diffraction
Substances
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Adjuvants, Immunologic
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Caseins
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Peptide Fragments