The Cover of the <em>Journal of Medicinal Chemistry</em> (IMAGE)

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The Cover of the <em>Journal of Medicinal Chemistry</em>

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The cover image reflects the research using cyclotides, disulfide-rich peptides extracted from the butterfly pea plant. These peptides show potent antioxidant activity by the reduction of intracellular ROS and inhibit β-amyloid peptides in the transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans model of Alzheimer's disease.

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