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Polypeptide vs Thymosin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | thymosin |

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and thymosin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while thymosin is a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of t cells as part of the immune system.

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

    thymosin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia thymosin) (en noun)
  • A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system