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oligoamide en · NOUN

Etymology

From oligo- + amide.

Meanings

1. Any compound that has several amide groups
   • The evaluation of oligoamide scaffolds combining different ratios of pyridine and phenyl rings evidenced that the molecules with a higher percentage of phenyl rings disrupt the BAK–BCL-xL complex more efficiently, probably because of their increased hydrophobicity and flexibility. 2015 June 26, Marta Pelay-Gimeno et al., “Structure-Based Design of Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions: Mimicking Peptide Binding Epitopes”, in Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English), volume 54, →DOI:

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