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Polypeptide - What does it mean?

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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

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