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Polypeptide vs Disintegrin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | disintegrin |

In biochemistry terms the difference between polypeptide and disintegrin

is that polypeptide is any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while disintegrin is any of a family of polypeptides, isolated from venom, that interact with integrin proteins and inhibit the clumping of platelets.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and disintegrin

is that polypeptide is any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while disintegrin is any of a family of polypeptides, isolated from venom, that interact with integrin proteins and inhibit the clumping of platelets.

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

    disintegrin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia disintegrin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of polypeptides, isolated from venom, that interact with integrin proteins and inhibit the clumping of platelets