T cells constantly survey the body for signs of infection or malignancy through the recognition of fragments of antigens (peptides) complexed to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex.

Peptides are amino acid polymers. They are generally much smaller than proteins and don’t have sufficient activity on their own – they generally represent a small portion of a full protein ...

Peptides are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. In skincare products, peptides have many possible benefits, such as helping combat fine lines and wrinkles, protecting ...

Aizen Ther­a­peu­tics has left stealth with $13 mil­lion in seed fund­ing and a mis­sion to ad­vance “mir­ror pep­tide” drug can­di­dates, with an ini­tial fo­cus on … ...

The start-up is home to tetra-receptor agonist peptides targeting GLP-1, GIP, amylin and calcitonin receptors, according to a Nov. 21 release. The combination of four targets in one molecule is ...

Oral ingestion of peptides and protein drugs is influenced by gastrointestinal digestive enzymes. We aimed to evaluate the thrombin inhibitory properties of hirudo hydrolysates (HHS) produced by ...

University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan ...