Defenition of the word peptide
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Defenition of the word peptide
- A sequence of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
- two or more amino acids held together by peptide bonds
- amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
Hyponyms for the word peptide
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- endorphin
- fibrinopeptide
- polypeptide
Hypernyms for the word peptide
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- amide
- amino acid
- aminoalkanoic acid
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