The role of small molecule protein peptides

There have been several epidemics in the past. Although they were not too serious, their impact and transmission rate were very wide. In particular, the SARS virus still makes us feel scared. So everyone is at a loss about the term SARS virus and doesn’t know what method to choose for treatment. Considering the severity of this disease, we need to understand what the role of small molecule protein peptides is?

Why can small molecule peptides achieve such a miraculous effect in restraining SARS virus? Because SARS virus is very active. You can only successfully prevent it from invading the human body if you find a substance that is more active than it. This is called fighting fast with fast. Active small molecule peptides can enter human cells faster than the virus, participate in the competition with the virus, and successfully intercept and eliminate the virus from the body.

The main component of the SARS vaccine that has been successfully developed is synthetic small-molecule active peptides. Thymosin, which was widely used by frontline medical workers on the SARS front at the time to effectively resist SARS infection, is a type of small-molecule active peptide.

Small molecule peptides have become the first contributor to conquering SARS. The key is that peptides can effectively regulate body functions and quickly enhance the body's immune ability to resist viral invasion. Engels once said that life is a form of existence of protein, and a series of life and activities of our human body rely on various proteins in the body to complete.

At least 65% of the human body is water, and the rest is dry matter. Among the dry matter, protein accounts for more than half. It can be seen that protein is important in the human body. The peptides we are talking about are actually proteins. In the past, due to the limitations of technology, our research on the human body was only at the protein level. If we want to further subdivide protein, we will get what we call peptides.

Peptides were first discovered in the human body by two British scientists in 1902. They later won the Nobel Prize in Physiology for this. The Nobel Prize Committee at the time also evaluated that the discovery of peptides in the human body played an important role and had a far-reaching impact on solving the mysteries of life. We know that protein is an important component of cells and living organisms.

It is also an important element for regulating the metabolism of cells and living organisms. However, due to its large molecular weight, it is not easily absorbed by the human body, so it is necessary to find a substance smaller than protein. However, the basic unit of protein is amino acid, and monomeric amino acids cannot play any role in the human body. It must be combined into the form of peptides to play a role.

So peptide is a combined form of amino acids, an intermediate substance between protein and amino acids. It is more active than amino acids and smaller in molecular weight than proteins. Peptide is the most important and critical functional fragment of protein.

What roles do peptides play in the body? For example, a hormone called growth hormone is an amino acid chain composed of 44 amino acids. Also known as 44 peptide.

Why do some people stop growing when they reach one meter tall? It is because their bodies synthesize growth hormone 44 peptide. The secretion of growth hormone too early leads to short stature. This is because the human body's ability to synthesize peptide substances is reduced, resulting in a series of physiological activities such as growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction being unable to maintain normally.