Short chains of amino acids linked by peptide (amide) bonds. Peptides are used as catalysts, signaling ligands, and imaging agents; for biometric hydrogel construction, immunoprecipitation processes, and more.
Often grouped with aminoglycosides. Capreomycin Sulfate, MP Biomedicals is a cyclic peptide antibiotic. This second line antibiotic binds across the ribosomal interface involving 23S rRNA helix 69 (H69) and 16S rRNA helix 44 (h44).