BRADYPEPTICS | • BRADYPEPTIC n. one who is slow of digestion. |
DIPEPTIDASES | • dipeptidases n. Plural of dipeptidase. • DIPEPTIDASE n. any of various enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides but not polypeptides. |
EXOPEPTIDASE | • exopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the… • EXOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds. |
GLYCOPEPTIDE | • glycopeptide n. (Biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
MUCOPEPTIDES | • mucopeptides n. Plural of mucopeptide. • MUCOPEPTIDE n. another name for peptidoglycan. |
NEUROPEPTIDE | • neuropeptide n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters. • NEUROPEPTIDE n. a peptide that influences neural activity or functioning. |
OCTAPEPTIDES | • octapeptides n. Plural of octapeptide. • OCTAPEPTIDE n. a protein fragment or molecule that consists of eight amino acids linked in a polypeptide chain. |
OLIGOPEPTIDE | • oligopeptide n. (Biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
PENTAPEPTIDE | • pentapeptide n. (Biochemistry) An oligopeptide formed from five amino acids. • PENTAPEPTIDE n. a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues. |
PEPTISATIONS | • PEPTISATION n. the act of peptising, also PEPTIZATION. |
PEPTIZATIONS | • peptizations n. Plural of peptization. • PEPTIZATION n. the act of peptizing, also PEPTISATION. |
POLYPEPTIDES | • polypeptides n. Plural of polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDE n. a compound containing between 10 and 100 peptides. |
POLYPEPTIDIC | • polypeptidic adj. Of or pertaining to a polypeptide. • POLYPEPTIDIC adj. of or like a polypeptide. |