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Peptize vs Peptide - What's the difference?

peptize | peptide |

As a verb peptize

is to disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.

As a noun peptide is

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peptize

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Verb

(peptiz)
  • To disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.
  • :

    • 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 ----