The tripeptide Arginyl-Glycyl-Aspartic acid (RGD) is a common cell recognition site of many adhesive proteins contained in extracellular matrices and in the blood .
Tripeptide aldehyde. Reversible competitive inhibitor of serine and cysteine proteases. Inhibits also phospholipase D and C activation in rat hepatocytes.
And then the body recognizes the presence of those dipeptides and tripeptides, so little groups of twos or three peptides, not just one, and sends those selectively to the skin.