H-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser-Gly-Tyr-Glu-Val-His-His-Gln-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Glu-Asp-Val-Gly-Ser-Asn-Lys-OH

Uses

β-Amyloid (1-28) is a β-Amyloid protein fragment involved in metal binding. Beta-amyloid is a peptide that forms amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.

in vivo

References

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[3] Jing-Ming Shi, et al. Dissecting the behaviour of β-amyloid peptide variants during oligomerization and fibrillation. J Pept Sci. 2017 Nov;23(11):810-817. DOI:10.1002/psc.3028