(1) Preclinical Pharmacology, Ares-Serono, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland;(2) Pharmazeutisches Institut, Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland;(3) Pharma Research New Technologies, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
Abstract:
Summary Understanding the physicochemical and structural properties of peptides are important prerequisites for the rational design of bioactive peptides and peptidomimetics. The present contribution reviews methods used for the assessment and prediction of lipophilicity (or hydrophobicity) and their correlation with structural elements of peptides and closely related peptidomimetics.