Definition of peptide Peptide
/pɛˈptajˌd/ - [peptayd] - pep•tide
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What does peptide mean?
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NounPlural: peptides |
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| peptide - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein | ||
| amide any organic compound containing the group -CONH2 | ||
| fibrinopeptide peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood | ||
| polypeptide | ||
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peptide
A sequence of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
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Peptides are organic chemical molecules. They are polymers made from linking amino acids together in a certain order. The link between one amino acid residue and the next is known as an amide bond or a peptide bond.
Linking peptides together gives proteins (which are also known as "Polypeptides").
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🔤- peptide, noun, singular of peptides.
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