Synthetic peptides in biochemical research.

Synthetic peptides play an important role in many areas of biological research. Advances in synthetic chemistry and automation over the past few years have resulted in increasingly reliable and rapid syntheses. As a result, peptides are now frequently employed in immunological studies, structural studies, as enzyme substrates, in ligand/receptor studies, and as probes for a range of molecular interactions. This review describes solid-phase peptide synthesis and the applications of synthetic peptides in molecular biology and biochemistry.