Peptides have many important functions in our body. From the chemistry point of view, these are organic chemical compounds that are formed by combining several amino acids.
Scientists in the US have developed a synthetic peptide, Melanotan 2, which can cause skin tan without sunlight. But how does it relate to hunger and metabolism?
First of all, it is necessary to highlight the fact that more than 7000 naturally occurring peptides have been gradually discovered since the last century.