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Peptide vs Inhibin - What's the difference?

peptide | inhibin |

As nouns the difference between peptide and inhibin

is that peptide is while inhibin is (biochemistry) a peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive.

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 ----

    inhibin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive