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Peptide vs Peptidomimetic - What's the difference?

peptide | peptidomimetic |

In context|biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between peptide and peptidomimetic

is that peptide is (biochemistry) the peptide bond itself while peptidomimetic is (biochemistry) a small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.

As nouns the difference between peptide and peptidomimetic

is that peptide is (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 while peptidomimetic is (biochemistry) a small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical 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 ----

    peptidomimetic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia peptidomimetic)
  • (biochemistry) A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.