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There’s always been a steady growth in peptide popularity, especially in the US. But, with the recent development, the emergence of internet pharmacies and scientific studies, the demand for these tiny amino acid strings reached new heights.  Of course, with popularity comes a lot of attention and many people are starting to wonder what’s the […]

A peptide is a short string of amino acids, 2 to 50 long. Peptide molecules are joined by a condensation reaction (a reaction that joins two molecules into one) through a covalent bond (a bond in which the joining atoms share electrons). Such subsequent covalent bonds form peptide chains and are the building blocks of […]

We get many inquiries from people asking us all sorts of questions about peptides; one that keeps popping up is the similarity with steroids. So, let’s first set things straight – peptides are not steroids. There are differences in structure (since peptides are peptide-derived hormones while steroids are lipid-derived) and in the mechanism of action […]