A compound that yields more than two or more amino acids (e.g., small proteins, such as insulin) when hydrolyzed.
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
A chain of peptides, or amino acids, usually less than 100 amino acids long. A polypeptide is formed during the process of translation. One or more polypeptides are required to make a protein.
Glossary
Definition:
A polymer composed of multiple amino acid units linked by peptide bonds.
A protein or part of a protein made of a chain of amino acids joined by a peptide bond.
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