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Polypeptide vs Cystatin - What's the difference?

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In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between polypeptide and cystatin

is that polypeptide is (biochemistry) any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while cystatin is (biochemistry) any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and cystatin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while cystatin is (biochemistry) any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors.

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

    cystatin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cystatin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of polypeptides that are cysteine protease inhibitors

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