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Peptide vs Melanocortin - What's the difference?

peptide | melanocortin |

As nouns the difference between peptide and melanocortin

is that peptide is while melanocortin is any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones.

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 ----

    melanocortin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia melanocortin) (en noun)
  • Any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones