Peptide
[pep-tahyd] /ˈpɛp taɪd/
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
/ˈpɛptaɪd/
noun
1.
any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between their respective carboxyl and amino groups See also peptide bond, polypeptide
n.
1906, from German peptid; see peptone + -ide, probably indicating a derivative.
peptide pep·tide (pěp’tīd’)
n.
Any of various natural or synthetic compounds containing two or more amino acids linked by the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another.
pep·tid’ic (-tĭd’ĭk) adj.
pep·tid’i·cal·ly adv.
peptide
(pěp’tīd’)
A chemical compound that is composed of a chain of two or more amino acids and is usually smaller than a protein. The amino acids can be alike or different. Many hormones and antibiotics are peptides.
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