Peptides can be synthesized without amino acids
Amide bond formation is one of the most important reactions in chemistry and biology, but there is no chemical way to achieve α-peptide ligation in water without using all 20 …
Amino Acids Will Play the Role into Full Play Soon
In 1806, French chemists Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet isolated a compound in asparagus that was subsequently named asparagine, and then the first amino acid was discovered. Generally, amino acids have already been regarded as biologically important organic …