Applications of Peptides in Research

Peptides have been instrumental in recent years in the study of life.

The following are applications of peptides in molecular biology and science.

Peptide Antibody Production

Peptides have allowed for the creation of antibodies without the need for the purification of protein. One can simply order a custom synthesized peptide of their protein of interest (which is immunogenic), allowing the creation of antibody.

Peptides and Therapeutics

Peptides have found usefulness in the clinic as therapeutic molecules targetting proteins and receptors of cancer and other diseased cells.

The Study of Protein Structure and Function

Synthetic peptides have been important in delineating protein-protein interactions, the binding of peptide and protein ligands to receptors, and many other protein interactions.

Protein Identification and Mass Spectrometry

Last but certainly not least, peptide mass spectrometry has allowed the identification of proteins and the study of proteomics.