Peptide information

What Are Peptides?

Peptides (from Greek language πεπτός, peptós “digested”; derived from πέσσειν, péssein “to digest”) are short chains of amino acid monomers linked by peptide (amide) bonds.

The covalent chemical bonds are formed when the carboxyl group of one amino acid reacts with the amino group of another. The shortest peptides are dipeptides. It consists of 2 amino acids joined by a single peptide bond, followed by tripeptides, tetrapeptides, etc. A polypeptide is a long, continuous, and unbranched peptide chain. Hence, peptides fall under the broad chemical classes of biological oligomers. Besides, it also includes polymers, alongside nucleic acids, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, etc.

What Are Synthetic Peptides?

Protein peptides and Peptide therapeutics are responsible for a new advance in biotechnology. Peptides are highly effective amino acid molecules developed for targeted specificity and potency. Compared to large proteins, power peptides biodegrade into non-toxic or low toxicity metabolites. It is also with minimal potential for drug interactions and low immunogenicity. People manufacture lab peptides with expensive and complicated scientific processes.