Vitamin B12 deficiency is a recognised nutritional complication following bariatric surgery, including gastric banding (laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, LAGB)
That changed after chemist Bruce Merrifield developed solid-phase peptide synthesis, a breakthrough that earned him the Nobel Prize in 1984 and dramatically simplified production of these fragile biomolecules by allowing them to be built much more efficiently compared to purification
Overall chemical stability of the intact sequence under proper storage conditions is considered reasonably good relative to many other therapeutic peptides, though no published long-term stability kinetics for BPC-157 capsules exists in the peer-reviewed literature
Are There Side Effects or Safety Concerns
It plays a crucial role in red blood cell production, nerve function, and DNA synthesis
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