# How Are Synthetic Peptides Made?

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Peptide Basics


    Synthetic peptides are primarily manufactured using solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), a method developed by Bruce Merrifield in the 1960s that revolutionized peptide chemistry. In SPPS, amino acids are assembled one at a time on an insoluble resin support, starting from the C-terminal amino acid. Each cycle involves removing a protecting group from the growing chain, activating the next amino acid, and coupling it to the chain.


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