About Peptides
What are peptides?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, typically composed of 2 to 50 amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. They play vital roles in biological processes, acting as signalling molecules, hormones, enzymes and structural components within cells and tissues.
How research uses them
Because a peptide sequence can be targeted at one receptor family, laboratories use them to study metabolic regulation, tissue repair, growth-hormone signalling, pigmentation and cellular ageing without the broad effects of larger molecules.
Handling and storage
Handling and storage requirements differ by compound and by lot. Consult the supplier documentation and safety data sheet (SDS) for the specific compound and lot, and follow your institution's standard operating procedures.
Purity and verification
Each listing states a purity specification and every vial carries a lot number. Send us the lot number and we share the analytical report for it where one is available — and tell you plainly when it is not.
Research categories we stock
Glossary
- HPLC
- High-performance liquid chromatography — the assay that establishes purity percentage.
- Lyophilised
- Freeze-dried: a material from which water has been removed by freezing and sublimation under vacuum.
- COA
- Certificate of analysis: the batch document listing purity, identity and lot.
All products supplied by Peptides DXB are for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary consumption. No medical claims are made or implied.