polypeptide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
polypeptide (plural polypeptides)
- (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
- (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
- (biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
organic chemistry: any polymer amino acids joined via peptide bonds
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biochemistry: any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein
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biochemistry: a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids
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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
polypeptide m (plural polypeptides)
Further reading[edit]
- “polypeptide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.