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Polypeptide vs Vimentin - What's the difference?

polypeptide | vimentin |

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

is that polypeptide is (protein) a small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide while vimentin is (protein) any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and vimentin

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while vimentin is (protein) any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

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

    vimentin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vimentin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton