Brilacidin

How it works

Not a peptide, but it plays one: it mimics defensins, the immune system's germ-killing peptides. Aimed at radiation mouth sores.

What it's made of

It is not a peptide: it is a small synthetic molecule that mimics the shape and charge of defensins, the antimicrobial peptides of the immune system.

What it's for

Prescribed for

Nothing.

Sold as

A copy of the body's natural defenses against bacteria, viruses and mouth sores.