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Peptides vs Polypeptide - What's the difference?

peptides | polypeptide |

As nouns the difference between peptides and polypeptide

is that peptides is plural of lang=en while polypeptide is any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.

peptides

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    polypeptide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  • (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
  • (protein) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

    • See also

    * actinomycin * angiotensin * peptide * proinsulin * secretin