Synthetic Biology Journal

   

Recent advances in synthesis and mining strategies of functional peptides

Chuangen TANG1,2,3,4(), Jing WANG1, Shuo ZHANG1, Haoning ZHANG1, Zhen KANG2,4   

  1. 1.Nanjing Hanxin Pharmaceutical Technology Co. ,Ltd. ,Nanjing,210033,China
    2.Science Center for Future Foods,Jiangnan University,Wuxi,214122,China
    3.Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,School of Biotechnology,Jiangnan University,Wuxi,214122,China
    4.Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,School of Biotechnology,Jiangnan University,Wuxi,214122,China
  • Received:2024-08-28 Revised:2024-11-11 Published:2024-11-15
  • Contact: Chuangen TANG

功能肽合成和挖掘策略研究进展

汤传根1,2,3,4(), 王璟1, 张烁1, 张昊宁1, 康振2,4   

  1. 1.南京汉欣医药科技有限公司,江苏 南京 210033
    2.江南大学,未来食品科学中心,江苏 无锡 214122
    3.江南大学生物工程学院,工业生物技术教育部重点实验室,江苏 无锡 214122
    4.江南大学生物工程学院,糖化学与生物技术教育部重点实验室,江苏 无锡 214122
  • 通讯作者: 汤传根
  • 作者简介:汤传根(1985—),男,博士研究生在读,中级工程师。研究方向为重组多肽/蛋白药物、合成多肽药物、功能肽研究、合成生物学产业化应用。E-mail:rootyt@hanxinpharm.com

Abstract:

Functional peptide is a kind of short chain peptide composed of 2 to 50 amino acids, and its biological activity is closely related to the type, sequence, length and structure of the functional peptide itself. Functional peptides can play a regulatory role in a variety of physiological processes by specifically recognizing and binding to target molecules in vivo. Due to their rapid action, strong specificity and small toxic side effects, functional peptides have been widely concerned in the research and development of new drugs and functional raw materials, and have become a research hotspot in the field of life science and biotechnology. In this paper, functional peptides have shown great application potential in many fields such as biomedicine, food science and cosmetics. For example, in the field of biomedicine, functional peptides can be used as the basic material of antimicrobial, anticancer, immune regulation and other therapeutic factors. In the food industry, they are used as natural additives to enhance nutritional value and promote health. In the field of cosmetics, functional peptides are widely used for anti-aging, moisturizing and repairing the skin. Next, this paper discusses the ways of obtaining functional peptides, mainly including protein hydrolysis, chemical synthesis and biosynthesis (e.g., microbial recombinant expression technology), and compares the advantages and disadvantages of these two processes and their respective application scenarios. In terms of functional peptide mining strategies, this paper reviews the latest researches including phage surface display technology, machine learning algorithm, molecular docking technology and artificial intelligence technology. These techniques show significant potential in the screening and design of functional peptides, improving the efficiency and accuracy of research. In recent years, the rapid development of synthetic biology and the wide application of bioinformatics and artificial intelligence technologies have provided new ideas and strategies for the discovery and optimization of functional peptides, making it possible to screen functional peptides through machine learning and high throughput. Looking forward to the future, the research of functional peptides will face new challenges and opportunities. Improving the synthesis process to improve the efficiency, improving the stability of functional peptides through structural modification, and using computer-aided optimization and artificial intelligence to design multifunctional peptides will become important research directions. At the same time, strengthening the safety and efficacy assessment of functional peptides can further enhance the application potential of functional peptides.

Key words: functional peptide, synthetic biology, biosynthesis, high throughput, machine learning

摘要:

功能肽是由2至50个氨基酸组成的短链肽,近年来因其特异性强、作用迅速及副作用低而成为开发新药和功能原料的重要研究热点。首先,本文梳理了功能肽的分类、作用机制及应用场景,总结了不同类型功能肽的特点和在生物医药、食品科学及化妆品等领域的应用。接着,针对功能肽的合成方法,探讨了化学合成与生物合成的最新进展,比较了这两种制备工艺的优缺点以及各自的适用场景。在功能肽挖掘策略方面,本文综述了包括噬菌体表面展示技术、机器学习算法、分子对接技术及人工智能技术的最新研究,这些技术在功能肽的筛选和设计中展现出重要潜力,提升了研究的效率与准确性。展望未来,功能肽的研究将面临新的挑战与机遇。如何改进合成工艺以提高效率、如何通过结构修饰提高功能肽稳定性,以及如何利用计算机辅助优化和人工智能设计多功能肽,将成为重要的研究方向。同时,加强功能肽的安全性和有效性的评估能进一步提升功能肽的应用潜力。

关键词: 功能肽, 合成生物学, 生物合成, 高通量, 机器学习

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