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tripeptide

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tripeptide /tri·pep·tide/ (tri-pep´tīd) a peptide that on hydrolysis yields three amino acids.
tripeptide [tri-pep´tīd]
a peptide formed from three amino acids.

tripeptide
a peptide formed from three amino acids.


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One such ingredient is a synthetic tripeptide that is claimed to increase ATP (adenosine triphospate) levels in vitro by as much as 150%.
Previous studies have identified the tripeptide RGD is located in all the four ECM protein types, and the RGD domain in the ECM proteins serves as a cell recognition site and plays a role in cell spreading through its binding to integrins [35].
Around 90% of the original activity was still present when the nonapeptide was reduced to a tripeptide containing the last three amino acids: Ile-Pro-Pro (Figure 3).
 
 
 
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