Peptides articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed Peptides are amino acid polymers. They are generally much smaller than proteins and don’t have sufficient activity on their own ...

The importance of obtaining new compounds with improved antimicrobial activity is a current trend and challenge. Some polymers such as chitosan have shown promising bactericidal properties when they ...

To emphasize the role played by the S−S bridge in the structural features of somatostatin-14 (SST-14), newly recorded CD and Raman spectra of this cyclic peptide and its open analogue obtained by Cys ...

Peptides are amino acids that may have anti-aging effects in skin products, such as helping reduce fine lines and wrinkles.