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Peptide

Any of 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.

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noun

1
Any of 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.
2
The peptide bond itself.

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Word	Definition
polypeptidenoun	(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
mhcnoun	(immunology) Initialism of major histocompatibility complex.
dipeptidenoun	(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.
oligopeptidenoun	(biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
neuropeptidenoun	(biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
signal peptide	A signal peptide (sometimes referred to as signal sequence, targeting signal, localization signal, localization sequence, transit peptide, leader sequence or leader peptide) is a short peptide (usually 16-30 amino acids long) present at the N-terminus (or occasionally nonclassically at the C-terminus or internally) of most newly synthesized proteins that are destined toward the secretory pathway.
peptide fragment	—
micropeptidenoun	(biochemistry) A very small peptide that has some biological activity and can thus be considered to be a protein
tripeptidenoun	(chemistry) An organic compound formed from three amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
tetrapeptidenoun	(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from four amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
polyamidenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.
peptidnoun	Archaic form of peptide. [(organic chemistry) Any of 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.]
petidenoun	Misspelling of peptide. [(organic chemistry) Any of 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.]
depsipeptidenoun	(organic chemistry) any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating.
aminoamidenoun	(organic chemistry) The amide of an amino acid
aminopeptidenoun	(organic chemistry, in combination) A derivative of a peptide in which a group (such as collagen) is attached to the terminal -NH₂ group
monopeptidenoun	(organic chemistry) Any peptide containing a single amino acid (combined with some other entity)
isopeptidenoun	(chemistry) A compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position
amino acidnoun	(biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.
pseudopeptidenoun	(organic chemistry) An amide of an amino acid that does not occur in natural peptides or proteins, especially one introduced into a polypeptide chain