Abstract: Disclosed is a peptide-immobilized substrate for measuring a target protein, with which the peptide can have a structure required for being recognized by the target protein, with which the accurate loading amount of the peptide can be attained, and by which a trace amount of the target protein may be measured accurately and simply. The peptide-immobilized substrate for measuring a target protein according to the present invention comprises a chemically synthesized peptide having an expected spatial structure or having a binding ability with the target protein, which peptide can bind with the target protein and is immobilized on the substrate.

Abstract: This invention provides a functional peptide fiber which comprises a plurality of peptide structure units each containing at least one peptide chain, wherein peptide chains contained in each adjacent peptide structure units do not form peptide bond but are structured into a fibrous form by taking a ?-sheet structure, and wherein at least one of the plurality of peptide structure units contains a peptide chain having a functional material connected thereto. Also disclosed are a method for producing the functional peptide fiber and a method for recovering peptide chains from the functional peptide fiber.

Abstract: This invention provides a functional peptide fiber which comprises a plurality of peptide structure units each containing at least one peptide chain, wherein peptide chains contained in each adjacent peptide structure units do not form peptide bond but are structured into a fibrous form by taking a ?-sheet structure, and wherein at least one of the plurality of peptide structure units contains a peptide chain having a functional material connected thereto. Also disclosed are a method for producing the functional peptide fiber and a method for recovering peptide chains from the functional peptide fiber.

Abstract: There are disclosed a natural peptide search in which a template reaction with the nucleus of a minute amount of amyloid ?-protein having undergone amyloid fibrosis is induced so as to form amyloid fibers, followed by fiber amount increase and amplification; designing and development of a novel artificial peptide which can be a substitute therefor; a method of amplifying the amyloid fibrosis of amyloid ?-protein with the use thereof and a reagent for use therein; and a method of detecting disease caused by amyloidosis and a reagent for use therein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a peptide-immobilized substrate for measuring a target protein, with which the peptide can have a structure required for being recognized by the target protein, with which the accurate loading amount of the peptide can be attained, and by which a trace amount of the target protein may be measured accurately and simply. The peptide-immobilized substrate for measuring a target protein according to the present invention comprises a chemically synthesized peptide having an. expected spatial structure or having a binding ability with the target protein, which peptide can bind with the target protein and is immobilized on the substrate.

Abstract: This invention provides a functional peptide fiber which comprises a plurality of peptide structure units each containing at least one peptide chain, wherein peptide chains contained in each adjacent peptide structure units do not form peptide bond but are structured into a fibrous form by taking a &bgr;-sheet structure, and wherein at least one of the plurality of peptide structure units contains a peptide chain having a functional material connected thereto. Also disclosed are a method for producing the functional peptide fiber and a method for recovering peptide chains from the functional peptide fiber.