Articles and micro-lessons
Public adaptations of selected PEPTIDE Academy lessons. The complete lessons remain in the Academy.
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Conceptual course illustration · PEPTIDE Academy Article · Module 1
What is a peptide? Structure, function, and evidence
The word peptide identifies a molecular structure. Understanding that structure is the starting point for asking better questions about biological function, research findings, and therapeutic claims.
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Conceptual course illustration · PEPTIDE Academy Article · Module 1
How peptide receptors turn binding into a cellular response
A receptor is part of a signaling system. Binding, activation, amplification, and adaptation describe different stages, and each places limits on what an experimental finding can tell us.
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Conceptual course illustration · PEPTIDE Academy Article · Module 1
Endogenous, synthetic, and recombinant peptides: what the labels mean
Origin and manufacturing method help describe a peptide, but they do not establish the quality or clinical performance of a finished product. Molecular identity and the conditions of exposure remain essential.
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Conceptual course illustration · PEPTIDE Academy Article · Module 1
From insulin to engineered analogues: milestones in peptide medicine
The history of peptide medicine connects molecular identification, manufacturing advances, and clinical evaluation. These achievements reinforce one another, but each answers a different question.
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A structure is not a therapeutic indication
Define a peptide without confusing molecular structure with clinical use.
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Binding is not the same as activation
Distinguish a binding assay from a functional response.
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An endogenous molecule can create a different external exposure
Explain why physiological presence does not establish the safety of administration.
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Discovery, manufacture, and clinical use have different dates
Place a manufacturing advance in the correct stage of development.
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Conceptual course illustration · PEPTIDE Academy Article · Module 2
Peptide pharmacodynamics: affinity, potency, and efficacy
Two molecules can bind the same receptor and still differ in the concentration required, the response produced, and their unwanted effects. Pharmacodynamics provides the language to describe those differences.
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