A clear introduction to peptide science
A beginner course on what peptides are, how amino acids link into chains and how cells make them. It ends with a short history of the discoveries behind peptide science.
Modules
- Module 1: What is a peptide?
Find out how small peptides are, how they differ from proteins, and why water shapes everything they do. - Module 2: The 20 amino acids
Meet the shared structure of amino acids, the families their side chains fall into, and how chirality and charge work. - Module 3: Bonds and sequences
See how peptide bonds form, how scientists write and read sequences, and how cells build peptides from genetic instructions. - Module 4: A short history of peptide science
Trace peptide science from the first synthetic dipeptide in 1901 to the protein structure prizes of the 21st century.
For research and educational purposes only. Not medical advice.
