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Polypeptide vs Proprotein - What's the difference?

polypeptide | proprotein |

In protein|lang=en terms the difference between polypeptide and proprotein

is that polypeptide is (protein) a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide while proprotein is (protein) any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and proprotein

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while proprotein is (protein) any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.

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

    proprotein

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide

    • See also

    * preprotein * preproprotein * proinsulin