Associations to the word «Polypeptide»

Wiktionary

POLYPEPTIDE, noun. (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
POLYPEPTIDE, noun. (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
POLYPEPTIDE, noun. (protein) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

Dictionary definition

POLYPEPTIDE, noun. A peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids.

Wise words

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