English Explanatory Dictionary

polypeptide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

polypeptide polypeptides

Etymology

From poly- + peptide.

Related words

actinomycin angiotensin peptide proinsulin secretin

Derived words

copolypeptide glycopolypeptide homopolypeptide lipopolypeptide pancreatic polypeptide polypeptidase polypeptide chain polypeptidic propolypeptide
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