Amino acid
The building block that peptides are made of.
Twenty common amino acids make up nearly every peptide and protein in the body. The order they sit in determines the shape of the peptide, and the shape determines which receptor it fits.
The building block that peptides are made of.
Twenty common amino acids make up nearly every peptide and protein in the body. The order they sit in determines the shape of the peptide, and the shape determines which receptor it fits.