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Peptide vs Phallacidin - What's the difference?

peptide | phallacidin |

In biochemistry terms the difference between peptide and phallacidin

is that peptide is the peptide bond itself while phallacidin is a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

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 ----

    phallacidin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

    • Related terms

    *phallotoxin