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Polypeptide vs Polyleucine - What's the difference?

polypeptide | polyleucine |

In biochemistry terms the difference between polypeptide and polyleucine

is that polypeptide is any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while polyleucine is any polypeptide (or segment of a protein) consisting of leucine moieties only.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and polyleucine

is that polypeptide is any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while polyleucine is any polypeptide (or segment of a protein) consisting of leucine moieties only.

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

    polyleucine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any polypeptide (or segment of a protein) consisting of leucine moieties only