peptides

noun

Meaning

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.
The peptide bond itself.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

peptide bond(English)peptidase(English)peptization(English)polypeptide(English)pentapeptide(English)proteins(English)amino acids(English)neuropeptide(English)

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