Bioactive peptides primarily control human growth, development, immune regulation, and metabolism, maintaining a state of balance within the body. A decrease in bioactive peptides can significantly alter bodily functions.
For example, when peptide manufacturers introduce them to children, their growth and development slow down or even stop, potentially leading to dwarfism over a prolonged period. In adults and the elderly, a lack of bioactive peptides can weaken the immune system, disrupt metabolism and endocrine function, resulting in various diseases such as insomnia, weight loss, or edema.
Because bioactive peptides also affect the nervous system, they can slow movement, impair cognitive function, and, more importantly, their reduction directly contributes to gradual aging of various parts of the body, leading to various diseases.
Peptides are compounds formed by the combination of α-amino acids and peptide bonds, and are intermediate products of protein hydrolysis. Generally, peptides contain 2 to 9 amino acids. Peptides have many different names depending on the number of amino acids they contain.
A compound formed by the dehydration and condensation of two amino acid molecules is called a dipeptide. Similarly, there are tripeptides, tetrapeptides, pentapeptides, and so on, up to nonapeptides. This compound is usually formed by the dehydration and condensation of 10/100 amino acid molecules, called a polypeptide, which can pass through a semipermeable membrane and is not precipitated by trichloroacetic acid and ammonium sulfate.
