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Tripeptide vs Polypeptide - What's the difference?

tripeptide | polypeptide |

As nouns the difference between tripeptide and polypeptide

is that tripeptide is (chemistry) an organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds while polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.

tripeptide

Noun

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

    * dipeptide

    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