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Peptide vs Diptericin - What's the difference?

peptide | diptericin |

As nouns the difference between peptide and diptericin

is that peptide is while diptericin is any of a group of antibacterial peptides, rich in glycine, that have antibacterial properties.

peptide

English

(wikipedia peptide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
  • (biochemistry) The peptide bond itself.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * dipeptide * lipopeptide * mucopeptide * neuropeptide * octapeptide * pentapeptide * peptide chain * polypeptide * tripeptide ----

    diptericin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a group of antibacterial peptides, rich in glycine, that have antibacterial properties