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ECD peptides inhibit in vitro fertilization in mice

  • Amy Pyluck
  • , Ruiyong Yuan
  • , Edward Galligan
  • , Paul Primakoff
  • , Diana G. Myles
  • , Nicole S. Sampson
  • Stony Brook University
  • University of California at Davis

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Abstract

Cyclic and linear peptides containing the conserved ECD sequence from the disintegrin domain of the β-subunit of fertilin were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of sperm-egg fusion in in vitro mouse fertilization assays. At 500 μM concentrations, reduced ECD peptides inhibited fertilization, whereas oxidized dimers did not. Control peptides suggest that more than three amino acids of the disintegrin domain are recognized by its receptor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1053-1058
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume7
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 22 1997

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