What are peptides?
Peptides are short chains of between two and fifty amino acids, linked by peptide bonds. Chains of fewer than ten or fifteen amino acids are called oligopeptides and include dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides.
Peptides possess antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antithrombotic (anti-clotting) effects, among others. As of 2017, more than 60 peptide drugs have been approved in the U.S and other markets around the world.1 Peptides used in medicines are either naturally occurring, or synthetic.
Peptides are compounds that carry out many important functions in the human body. They’re also used and being studied extensively, for the treatment and management of medical conditions and health issues.
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