{"id":6195,"date":"2026-03-13T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6195"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:46:06","slug":"peptides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/peptides\/","title":{"rendered":"Peptides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Peptides Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, peptide therapeutics have been gaining attention in research as well as clinical practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Peptides<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peptides are <\/span><b>chains of amino acids <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are <\/span><b>naturally found in the body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>amino acids <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a peptide are<\/span><b> connected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to one another in a <\/span><b>sequence by bonds called peptide bonds.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Peptides vs. Proteins:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proteins and peptides are <\/span><b>fundamental components of cells <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that carry out important biological functions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Both proteins and peptides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>made up of amino acids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but <\/span><b>peptides contain far fewer amino acids <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than proteins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, <\/span><b>peptides <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are defined as molecules that consist of <\/span><b>between 2 and 50 amino acids.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, <\/span><b>proteins are long molecules <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made up of <\/span><b>multiple peptide subunits, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and are also <\/span><b>known as polypeptides.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, <\/span><b>peptides <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tend to be <\/span><b>less well defined in structure than proteins, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which can adopt complex conformations known as secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Proteins <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be <\/span><b>digested by enzymes (other proteins) into short peptide fragments.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of Peptides<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body makes lots of<\/span><b> different peptides,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each of which has a<\/span><b> different role.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may provide <\/span><b>pro-aging support, anti-inflammatory, or muscle-building properties.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some peptides act as hormones,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are molecules that when released from cells, affect other areas of the body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the potential health benefits of peptides, many <\/span><b>supplements are available <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that contain peptides that manufacturers have derived either from food or made synthetically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What are Amino Acids?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amino acids are<\/span><b> molecules that combine to form proteins.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>20 different amino acids.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>protein consists of one or more chains of amino acids <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(called polypeptides) whose <\/span><b>sequence is encoded in a gene.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some amino acids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be <\/span><b>synthesized in the body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but <\/span><b>others (essential amino acids) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot and must be <\/span><b>obtained from a person\u2019s diet.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> nine essential amino acids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are: <\/span><b>histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/as-peptide-therapy-becomes-a-popular-trend-experts-call-for-caution\/article70727007.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peptides are chains of amino acids that are naturally found in the body. 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