Peptide profiles
Meet the peptides
Some of these you've probably met already: in your body, in a diet soft drink or on a skincare label. Each profile tells you what it is, where it's found and the story of how it was discovered.
Hormone · 51 amino acidsInsulinThe peptide that changed medicineHormone · 9 amino acidsOxytocinThe 'swift birth' hormoneTripeptide · 3 amino acidsGlutathioneThe tiny peptide in almost every cellFood & supplementsCollagen peptidesThe peptide on the supermarket shelfSweetener · 2 amino acidsAspartameThe peptide in diet soft drinksDipeptide · 2 amino acidsCarnosineThe peptide found in meatGut hormoneGLP-1The gut hormone and the Gila monsterSkincare · 3 amino acidsGHK-Cu (copper peptide)The peptide in skincare labels