Introduction Definition of Peptides Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, typically consisting of 2 to ...

The chemistry of amino acid side chains is critical to protein structure because these side chains can bond with one another to hold a length of protein in a certain shape or conformation.

Hanson and Stevens 1 recently reported the cocrystal structure of the botulinum neurotoxin B light chain in complex with a 38-residue target peptide of synaptobrevin II. Based on a careful ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide ... the chemical structure of oxytocin to ...