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Polypeptide vs Prodynorphin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | prodynorphin |

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

is that polypeptide is (biochemistry) any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while prodynorphin is (biochemistry) an opioid polypeptide hormone involved with chemical signal transduction and cell communication.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and prodynorphin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while prodynorphin is (biochemistry) an opioid polypeptide hormone involved with chemical signal transduction and cell communication.

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

    prodynorphin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia prodynorphin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An opioid polypeptide hormone involved with chemical signal transduction and cell communication