polypeptide

polypeptide
A linear polymer composed of covalently linked amino acids. Each link is formed by a single peptide bond. Sometimes used as a synonym for protein, but also describes non-natural and low-molecular-weight polymers.

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  • polypeptide — [ pɔlipɛptid ] n. m. • 1903; de poly et peptide ♦ Biochim. Substance constituée par la combinaison de plusieurs acides aminés, en nombre supérieur à quatre. Polypeptides naturels, synthétiques. Polypeptides résultant de la digestion des protéines …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Polypeptide — ⇒ Peptide …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • polypeptide — (n.) peptide built from a large number of amino acids, 1903, from Ger. polypeptid; see POLY (Cf. poly ) + PEPTIDE (Cf. peptide) …   Etymology dictionary

  • polypeptide — [päl΄i pep′tīd΄] n. [ POLY + PEPTIDE] a substance containing two or more amino acids in the molecule joined together by peptide bonds …   English World dictionary

  • Polypeptide — Ein Peptid ist eine organische chemische Verbindung, die aus einer Verknüpfung mehrerer Aminosäuren entstanden ist[1]. Dabei sind die einzelnen Aminosäuren in einer definierten Reihenfolge (Sequenz) zu einer, meist unverzweigten, Kette verbunden …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Polypeptide — Un polypeptide est une chaîne de 10 à 100 acides aminés reliés par des liaisons peptidiques. Parmi eux, les peptides multi cycliques, les peptides phosphorylés ou encore ceux intégrant des liaisons non peptidiques ou des peptides conjugués.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • polypeptide — Chains of a amino acids joined by peptide bonds. Distinction between peptides, oligopeptides and polypeptides is arbitrarily by length; a polypeptide is perhaps more than 10 residues …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • polypeptide — polipeptidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Peptidas, kurio molekulė susideda iš daug α aminorūgščių liekanų. atitikmenys: angl. polypeptide rus. полипептид …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • polypeptide — polipeptidas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Aminorūgščių, sujungtų peptidiniais ryšiais į linijinę struktūrą, seka. atitikmenys: angl. polypeptide rus. полипептид …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • Polypeptide antibiotics — are a class of antibiotics used for eye, ear or bladder infections in addition to aminoglycosides. They are toxic, and are therefore not suitable for systemic administration, but are administered topically on the skin. [… …   Wikipedia

  • Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase — In enzymology, a polypeptide N acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (EC number|2.4.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:UDP N acetyl D galactosamine + polypeptide ightleftharpoons UDP + N acetyl D galactosaminyl polypeptideThus, the …   Wikipedia

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