A major problem in solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is aggregation and poor solvation leading to incomplete deprotection and/or coupling steps, resulting in low crude purity peptides. 1 This ...

Animals such as spiders make fibers which are strong and elastic. These fibers have a polypeptide structure and serve as inspiration for research into the development of functional materials.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 51, No. 6 (Jun. 15, 1964), pp. 1291-1299 (9 pages) ...

A new promising class of therapeutics could replace vancomycin and combat MRSA, report scientists at conclusion of a new study. A research team of chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff ...