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/Peptide Based Medicines For Treating Cancer
Abstract

The invention describes peptides with anticancer activity and exhibiting antagonistic activity against CD133 protein, which were obtained and designed by means of computer tools, evaluating physicochemical parameters of flexibility, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, antigenicity and total charge as described herein, in addition to the modeling of the protein, which allowed selecting 4 regions with the appropriate characteristics. After modeling the selected peptides, CD133 peptide-protein molecular docking was performed, where stable interactions were observed, even showing hydrogen bonds. Finally, the peptides of the invention showed anticancer effects against several cancer cell lines, including cancer cells resistant to conventional treatments such as triple negative breast cancer cells.

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The invention describes peptides with anticancer activity and exhibiting antagonistic activity against CD133 protein, which were obtained and designed by means of computer tools, evaluating physicochemical parameters of flexibility, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, antigenicity and total charge as described herein, in addition to the modeling of the protein, which allowed selecting 4 regions with the appropriate characteristics. After modeling the selected peptides, CD133 peptide-protein molecular docking was performed, where stable interactions were observed, even showing hydrogen bonds. Finally, the peptides of the invention showed anticancer effects against several cancer cell lines, including cancer cells resistant to conventional treatments such as triple negative breast cancer cells.
Timeline
Filed
03/11/2026
Published
07/02/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(4)
C07K 7/06:having 5 to 11 amino acids
A61K 38/00:Medicinal preparations containing peptides (peptides containing beta-lactam rings A61K 31/00; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, A61K 31/00; ergoline-based peptides A61K 31/48; containing macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units A61K 31/74; medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies A61K 39/00; medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients, e.g. peptides as drug carriers, A61K 47/00)
A61P 35/00:Antineoplastic agents