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Chondrocalcinosis is a metabolic disease caused by the presence of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the synovial fluid. The goal of our endeavor was to find out whether short peptides could be used as a dissolving factor for such crystals. In order to identify peptides able to dissolve crystals of calcium pyrophosphate, we screened through a random library of peptides using a phage display. The first screening was designed to select phages able to bind the acidic part of alendronic acid (pyrophosphate analog). The second was a catalytic assay in the presence of crystals. The best-performing peptides were subsequently chemically synthesized and rechecked for catalytic properties. One peptide, named R25, turned out to possess some hydrolytic activity toward crystals. Its catalysis is Mg-dependent and also works against soluble species of pyrophosphate.
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