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Statine vs Pepstatin - What's the difference?

statine | pepstatin |

In organic compound terms the difference between statine and pepstatin

is that statine is an unusual amino acid 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid that is a component of pepstatin; any of several derivatives of this compound while pepstatin is a hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases.

statine

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) An unusual amino acid 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid that is a component of pepstatin; any of several derivatives of this compound

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    pepstatin

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    Noun

    (wikipedia pepstatin) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases