peptide (redirected from Peptide mapping)

pep·tide  (pptd)

n.

Any of various natural or synthetic compounds containing two or more amino acids linked by the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another.

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[pept(one) + -ide.]

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pep·tidic (-tdk) adj.

pep·tidi·cal·ly adv.

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peptide [ˈpɛptaɪd]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of a group of compounds consisting of two or more amino acids linked by chemical bonding between their respective carboxyl and amino groups See also peptide bond, polypeptide

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peptide  (pptd)

A chemical compound that is composed of a chain of two or more amino acids and is usually smaller than a protein. The amino acids can be alike or different. Many hormones and antibiotics are peptides.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peptide - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein amide - any organic compound containing the group -CONH2 fibrinopeptide - peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood polypeptide - a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids endorphin - a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties

Translations

peptide [ˈpɛptaɪd]

n → peptide m

modif
peptide bond → liaison f peptidique
peptide chain → chaîne f peptidique

peptide [ˈpɛptaɪd] n → peptide m