Polypeptide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polypeptide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
More Meanings
- (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
- (biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
Word Forms
- polypeptides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peptide, oligopeptide, protein, macromolecule, biopolymer, polyamide.
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