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Is a: - Pharmacologic Substance
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
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Definition: N-(N-(N(2)-(N-(N-(N-(n-d-alanyl L-seryl)-L-threonyl)-L-threonyl) L-threonyl)-L-asparaginyl)-L-tyrosyl) L-threonine. Octapeptide sharing sequence homology with hiv envelope protein gp120. It is potentially useful as antiviral agent in aids therapy. The core pentapeptide sequence, ttnyt, consisting of amino acids 4-8 in peptide T, is the hiv envelope sequence required for attachment to the cd4 receptor. |
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