FAQs
Peptide Libraries
- What are PepSets?
- Why are PepSets peptide libraries used in biological research?
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What are some typical applications of PepSets peptide libraries?
Peptide libraries are used for diverse purposes, from peptide epitope mapping and structure-activity studies, to the search for peptide "drugs". They are ideal for T cell epitope searching, because T cell epitopes are by nature short linear peptides from the primary protein sequence. PepSets are also appropriate for scanning the primary sequence of proteins for linear, or "continuous", antibody-defined epitopes. Where a bioactive sequence is already known, PepSets provide the ideal primary set of analogs for screening in structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies, also known as "Analoging". To discover unique novel bioactive peptides, a PepSet consisting of many altered sequences, with natural or unnatural amino acid replacements, is synthesized and tested. This can result in the definition of highly promising candidate peptide therapeutics, or in the exclusion of classes of inactive peptide analogs from further study.
- How will I know which PepSet is right for me?
- How can I be sure the PepSet is of acceptable quality?
- Why are PepSets Peptides more economical than other Peptide Sources?
- Can I get a PepSet made to a novel design?
- How long does it take to obtain PepSets peptides?
- Why would I want to use a PepSet?
- What specific benefits do Mimotopes PepSets peptide libraries offer me?
- Can you list some features of Mimotopes PepSets?
- What is the difference between purified peptide libraries and unpurified peptide libraries?
- Does Mimotopes offer a peptide library specific for protease substrate profiling?