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Polypeptide vs Polycistronic - What's the difference?

polypeptide | polycistronic |

As a noun polypeptide

is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.

As an adjective polycistronic is

(genetics) describing mrna that encodes for multiple different polypeptides.

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

    polycistronic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (genetics) Describing mRNA that encodes for multiple different polypeptides.