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Peptide Synthesis> | … WT (all L) Aβ 1–42 peptide was purchased from Genscript (Piscataway, NJ, USA) and the aberrant Aβ 1–42 synthetic peptides (> 95% purity) were purchased from Peptide 2.0 (Chantilly… | Get A Quote |
Extracellular deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide is a contributing factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Considerable effort has been expended to create effective antibodies, or immunotherapies, targeting Aβ peptides. A few immunotherapies are thought to provide some benefit. It is possible that a contributing factor to the responses of such therapies may be the presence of modified, or aberrant, Aβ peptides found in AD patients. These aberrations include the isomerization and epimerization of L-Asp and L-Ser residues to form D-Asp, L/D-isoAsp, and D-Ser residues, respectively. An effective methodology is essential to isolate all Aβ peptides and then to quantify and locate the aberrant amino acids. Modif... More