β-Amyloid (11-22) is a peptide fragment of β-Amyloid. Beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta), the primary component of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, is believed to be the cause of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder.
Amyloid precursor c-terminal peptide has the amino acid sequence Gly-Tyr-Glu-Asn-Pro-Thr-Tyr-Lys-Phe-Phe-Glu-Gln-Met-Gln-Asn. APP is best known as the precursor molecule whose proteolysis generates beta-amyloid (Aβ), a 37 to 49 amino acid peptide whose am