Oligopeptide vs Dodecapeptide - What's the difference?

oligopeptide | dodecapeptide |


As nouns the difference between oligopeptide and dodecapeptide

is that oligopeptide is (biochemistry) a peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids while dodecapeptide is (organic chemistry) any oligopeptide that has twelve amino acid units.

oligopeptide

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligopeptide) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids

    • See also

    * polypeptide ----

    dodecapeptide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any oligopeptide that has twelve amino acid units