摘要 |
Hepta- to nona-peptides of the formula… A-B-C-D-E-Opr-F-G-H,… in which A is absent or is Val, Ile or Thr, B is Ser, Thr or Phe, D is Asp or Ala, E is Tyr or Phe, Opr is 5-oxaproline, F is Ile, Leu, Val, Thr or Gln, G is Val, Ile, Ser or Arg, and H is absent or is Gln, Glu, Pro or Thr, and the salts thereof are used for locating and detecting HIV protease and for testing possible inhibitors of HIV protease. They are prepared by known methods of peptide chemistry, preferably by means of solid-phase synthesis. |