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Isopeptide vs Isopeptidase - What's the difference?

isopeptide | isopeptidase |

As nouns the difference between isopeptide and isopeptidase

is that isopeptide is (chemistry) a compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position while isopeptidase is (enzyme) any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of an isopeptide bond, especially that between the terminal diglycine attached to ubiquitin.

isopeptide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position

    • See also

    *eupeptide

    isopeptidase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of an isopeptide bond, especially that between the terminal diglycine attached to ubiquitin