{"id":6195,"date":"2026-09-02T12:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6195"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:17:05","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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a \u2018peptide party\u2019 in Bengaluru was cancelled after Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration officials shut down the gig.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Peptides<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peptides are the <\/span><b>fundamental building blocks of proteins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, shorter <\/span><b>chains of amino acids.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are smaller, often containing anywhere <\/span><b>from two to 50 amino acids.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amino acids in a peptide are connected to one another in a <\/span><b>sequence by bonds called peptide bonds.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>human body naturally produces many peptides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; common ones in the public domain include<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Insulin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which the pancreas makes to regulate the body\u2019s blood sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Endorphins,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are released by the central nervous system to block pain signals and relieve stress<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Growth hormone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> releasing hormone which triggers the pituitary gland to make and release growth hormone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Synthetic proteins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have also been created in laboratories for therapeutic uses which includes synthetic insulin and <\/span><b>GLP-1 receptor agonists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> popular as weight-loss drugs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions of Peptides<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body makes lots of different peptides, each of which has a different role.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They serve as biological <\/span><b>signalling molecules and instruct cells,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including being the starting point for functions including <\/span><b>hormone production, tissue repair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, immune response and metabolic regulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may <\/span><b>provide pro-aging support, anti-inflammatory,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or muscle-building properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/why-was-a-peptide-party-banned-in-bengaluru-explained\/article71413555.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peptides are chains of amino acids that are naturally found in the body. 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