Therapeutic peptides: current applications and future directions

Overview of the development, manufacture and modification of peptides and of the research fields in which they are studied.

Key points

• The paper describes the path from identifying a peptide through design and synthesis to chemical modification.
• Manufacturing methods such as solid-phase synthesis and recombinant processes are covered.
• One focus is on strategies to improve stability and bioavailability.

Assessment

Freely accessible, didactically structured overview. Particularly helpful for the basics of peptide synthesis, which are also touched on in our article What are peptides?.