Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 86 compound words that contain peptide. The most common are listed below. Open peptide in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- peptide bondAn amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.
- beta-peptideAny artificial peptide made from beta-amino acids; used in some antibiotics in an attempt to counter resistance.
- C-peptideThe inactive polypeptide excised from proinsulin during its conversion to insulin, containing 31 amino acid residues and secreted in equimolar amounts to insulin from beta cells.
- peptide bondsplural of peptide bond: An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.
- pro-peptideAny inactive peptide that can be activated by posttranslational modification
- peptide nucleic acidA synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA
- peptide nucleic acidsplural of peptide nucleic acid: A synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA
- lasso peptideAny of a large group of macrocyclic peptides whose structure resembles a knotted lasso
- atrial natriuretic peptideA strong vasodilatory, peptide hormone, secreted by the cardiac muscle cells.
- vasoactive intestinal peptideA peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine.
- peptide chaina chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins
- peptide chainsplural of peptide chain: a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins
Compound words 86
- neuropeptideAny of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
- endopeptidaseAny of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which catalyze the splitting of polypeptide chains away from the ends
- peptidolysisThe cleavage or digestion of peptides.
- antipeptideThat produces an immune response to a specific peptide sequence
- bipeptidedipeptide
- depeptidizeTo remove the peptide bonds from.
- eigenpeptideAny of the resultant eigenvectors produced by a principle component analysis of peptide data.
- exopeptidaseAny of a group of enzymes which catalyze the removal of a single amino acid from the end of a polypeptide chain
- octadecapeptideA polypeptide containing eighteen amino acid moieties
- peptibodyA material containing peptides that act somewhat like antibodies