Table 1 Summary of representative binding peptides (HA-pep2, HA-pep3, and HA-pep7) to hydroxyapatite.

From: Selection and identification of a novel bone-targeting peptide for biomedical imaging of bone

Number of functional amino acid residues

 

Peptide

Sequence

Basic

Alcohols

Aliphatic

Aromatic

PI

Secondary structure

HA-pep2

4

1

2

0

11.7

ccccceec

HA-pep3

3

2

0

1

11.0

cccceeec

HA-pep7

1

2

1

2

8.6

cccccccc

  1. Blue = basic, red = alcohols, green = aliphatic, orange = aromatic, black = all others, c = random coil, e = extended strand.
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