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Hexapeptide vs Pepstatin - What's the difference?

hexapeptide | pepstatin |

As nouns the difference between hexapeptide and pepstatin

is that hexapeptide is any oligopeptide containing six amino acids while pepstatin is a hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases.

hexapeptide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any oligopeptide containing six amino acids

    • pepstatin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pepstatin) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases