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Polypeptide vs Polyphenylalanine - What's the difference?

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

is that polypeptide is (biochemistry) any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while polyphenylalanine is (biochemistry) a polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and polyphenylalanine

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while polyphenylalanine is (biochemistry) a polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine.

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

    polyphenylalanine

    English

    Alternative forms

    *poly-phenylalanine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalanine