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Meaning of polypeptide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  2. Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
  3. A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

Equivalents

Català polipèptid
Esperanto polipeptido
Español polipéptido
Suomi peptidi polypeptidi
Français polypeptide
Galego polipeptídeo
Italiano polipeptide
日本語 ポリペプチド
Қазақша полипептид
Português polipeptídeo
Svenska polypeptid

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

polypeptide chain polypeptidic polypeptone polypersonalism polyperylene polyperythrin

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