Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis: An Introduction -- Linkers, Resins and General Procedures for Solid-phase Peptide Synthesis -- Peptide Release, Side-chain Deprotection, Work-up, and Isolation -- Synthesis of Peptides using Tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) as the α-amino Protection Group -- Sequential Formation of Regioselective Disulfide Bonds in Synthetic Peptides with Multiple Disulfide Bonds -- Synthesis of Cyclic Disulfide-Rich Peptides -- Preparation of C-terminally Modified Chemokines by Expressed Protein Ligation -- Synthesis of C-terminal Peptide Thioesters using Fmoc Based Solid-phase Peptide Chemistry -- Backbone Amide Linker Strategy -Protocols for the Synthesis of C‑terminal Peptide Aldehydes -- Synthesis of N-methylated Peptides: On-resin Methylation and Microwave-Assisted Couplings -- Synthesis of Antimicrobial Peptoids -- Synthesis of Lipidated Peptides -- Solid-Phase Synthesis of Phosphopeptides -- Synthesis of O-Glycopeptides and Construction of Glycopeptide Microarrays -- Instruments for Automated Peptide Synthesis -- Microwave-Assisted Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis using the Biotage Syro Wave™ -- Microwave-Assisted Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis Based on the Fmoc Protecting Group Strategy (CEM).

Peptides are used ubiquitously for studies in biology, biochemistry, chemical biology, peptide based medicinal chemistry, and many other areas of research. There is a number of marketed peptide drugs, and the prospects for the development of new peptide drugs are very encouraging.  The second edition of  Peptide Synthesis and Applications expands upon the previous editions with current, detailed methodologies for peptide synthesis. With new chapters on laboratory protocols for both the specialist and the non-specialist. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.   Authoritative and practical, Peptide Synthesis and Application, Second Edition seeks to aid scientists in understanding different approaches to the synthesis of peptides by using a broad range of methods and strategies.