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Dipeptide vs Dipeptidase - What's the difference?

dipeptide | dipeptidase |

As nouns the difference between dipeptide and dipeptidase

is that dipeptide is (biochemistry|organic chemistry) an organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond while dipeptidase is (biochemistry) any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.

dipeptide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

    • dipeptidase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dipeptidase) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.