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He then synthesized it, producing a pentapeptide, or chain of five amino acids, that is capable of fitting the binding site on the mast cells.

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Injected into an allergy victim, the pentapeptide occupies the binding sites on the mast cell and blocks the complete IgE molecule from attaching itself and causing an allergic reaction.

From Time Magazine Archive