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Polypeptide vs Amylin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | amylin |

In protein|lang=en terms the difference between polypeptide and amylin

is that polypeptide is (protein) a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide while amylin is (protein) an amyloid polypeptide.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and amylin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while amylin is (carbohydrate) the dextrin of starch.

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

    amylin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia amylin) (-)
  • (carbohydrate) The dextrin of starch
  • (protein) An amyloid polypeptide

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