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Definition of polypeptide - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
biologyTECH. natural or synthetic polymer of amino acidsTECH.
- Scientists study synthetic polypeptides for medical applications.
2.
chemistryTECH. polymer not folded into a protein structureTECH.
- This polypeptide hasn't formed a protein structure yet.
Expressions with polypeptide
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long molecule made of many amino acids linked in a sequence
Each polypeptide chain folds into a specific three-dimensional structure.
Origin of polypeptide
Greek, poly (many) + peptos (digested)
Terms with polypeptide included in their meaning
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medical
type of polypeptide chain in an immunoglobulin
chemistry
linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide
chemistry
enzyme breaking peptide bonds within polypeptide chains
chemistry
polypeptide fragment cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin
medical
polypeptide chain in antibodies' light chains
chemistry
small polypeptide subunit of a protein complex
biology
describing a protein with one polypeptide chain
chemistry
polypeptide involved in fat metabolism
chemistry
metal-binding polypeptide in plants exposed to heavy metals
chemistry
protein complex for polypeptide translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum
chemistry
component of collagen fibers with coiled polypeptide chains
antibiotic component
polypeptide antibiotic from soil bacteria and main part of tyrothricin
tuberculosis treatment
basic polypeptide antibiotic for treating tuberculosis
Examples of polypeptide in a sentence
Researchers are exploring polypeptides for new drug developments. Scientists are studying the polypeptide for its properties. The lab synthesized a new polypeptide.
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- French:polypeptide, ...
- German:Polypeptid, ...
- Italian:polipeptide, ...
- Spanish:polipéptido, ...
- Portuguese:polipéptido, ...
- Chinese:多肽, ...
- Japanese:ポリペプチド, ポリマー, ...
- Arabic:عَدِيد البِبْتِيد, ...
- Hebrew:פּוֹלִיפֶּפְּטִיד, פּוֹלִיפֶּפְּטִיד, ...
- Russian:полипептид, пептид, ...
- Ukrainian:поліпептид, ...
- Hindi:पॉलीपेप्टाइड, बहुपेप्टाइड, ...
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