Cyclotides. Prospects for using violet oxytocin-like substances to create a new generation of pharmacological agents
- Authors: Proshin S.N.1, Grishin V.V.2,3, Dedyan A.A.4
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Affiliations:
- Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University
- Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sports and Health
- Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
- Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Issue: Vol 22, No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 237-255
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/RCF/article/view/292617
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/RCF625482
- ID: 292617
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This review article focuses on the use of violets and their derivatives as medicinal agents. Special attention is given to the historical aspects of using the healing properties of violets, as well as the analysis of substances derived from these plants for pharmaceutical production. The article specifically discusses oxytocin-like substances found in violets, particularly cyclotides. Cyclotides are globular microproteins with a unique head-to-tail cyclized backbone stabilized by three disulfide bonds forming a cystine knot. The chemical characteristics of cyclotides make them suitable for use as recombinant scaffolds in the design and development of ligands for G protein-coupled receptors, which are part of the modern generation of drugs. The development of ligands for bradykinin and κ-opioid receptors, which are in demand in modern pharmacology, is described in detail.
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Sergei N. Proshin
Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: psnjsn@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9720-4381
SPIN-code: 2978-4545
Dr. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, St. PetersburgVladimir V. Grishin
Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sports and Health; Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
Email: w.grischin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3759-8611
SPIN-code: 3452-7882
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint Petersburg
Alina Ashotovna Dedyan
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: cute.alina.dedyan@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
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