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How to pronounce peptide

IPA transcription: ['pɛp,taɪd]

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Noun

  • amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

Usage examples

  • This forms a tetrahedral adduct and breakage of the peptide bond.
  • In organic solvents and crystals, this peptide forms different types of non-native double helices.
  • Some of these receptors are among the most highly conserved neuropeptide receptors.
  • It might be more correct now to say "One gene - many polypeptides".
  • Ondetti was placed in the peptide synthesis research group.
  • Opioid peptides are released by post-translational proteolytic cleavage of precursor proteins.
  • "Viola arvensis" was shown to contain cyclotides, a class of peptides found in plants.
  • Some intracrine peptide hormones also have intracellular receptors.
  • The receptors exist as paired polypeptides, thus exhibiting two intracellular signal-transducing domains.
  • The peptides are generated mainly in the cytosol by the proteasome.