| abstract |
Providing a peptide having binding inhibition to the binding of amylose ferroide (ASPD) to neuronal cells. In one embodiment, the synthetic, isolated, or purified polypeptide represented by the following formula (I) or (II). X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 (I) In formula (I) X 1 is R, H, or K, X 2 is R, K, D, H, W, Q, Y, or T, X 3 is any amino acid, X 4 is W, F, or Y. X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 (II) In formula (II) X 1 is R, H, or K, X 2 is any amino acid, X 3 is L, G, I, W, R, M, D, E, A, V, X 4 is W, F, or Y. |