polypeptide

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Noun

polypeptide (plural polypeptides)

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

Translations

• French: polypeptide
• Italian: polipeptide
• Spanish: polipéptido

Translations

• French: polypeptide
• Italian: polipeptide
• Portuguese: polipeptídeo

Translations

• French: polypeptide
• Italian: polipeptide
• Portuguese: polipeptídeo

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