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Tripeptide vs Peptide - What's the difference?

tripeptide | peptide |

Peptide is a derived term of tripeptide.



As nouns the difference between tripeptide and peptide

is that tripeptide is an organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds while peptide is a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.

tripeptide

English

(wikipedia tripeptide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) An organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

    • See also

    * dipeptide

    peptide

    English

    (wikipedia peptide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
  • (biochemistry) The peptide bond itself.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * dipeptide * lipopeptide * mucopeptide * neuropeptide * octapeptide * pentapeptide * peptide chain * polypeptide * tripeptide ----