Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 44 compound words that contain peptides. The most common are listed below. Open peptides in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- beta-peptidesplural of beta-peptide: Any artificial peptide made from beta-amino acids; used in some antibiotics in an attempt to counter resistance.
- C-peptidesplural of C-peptide: The 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.
- pro-peptidesplural of pro-peptide: Any inactive peptide that can be activated by posttranslational modification
- lasso peptidesplural of lasso peptide: Any of a large group of macrocyclic peptides whose structure resembles a knotted lasso
- atrial natriuretic peptidesplural of atrial natriuretic peptide: A strong vasodilatory, peptide hormone, secreted by the cardiac muscle cells.
- vasoactive intestinal peptidesplural of vasoactive intestinal peptide: A peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine.
Compound words 44
- polypeptidesplural of polypeptide: Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
- neuropeptidesplural of neuropeptide: Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
- oligopeptidesplural of oligopeptide: A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids
- phosphopeptidesplural of phosphopeptide: Any peptide that incorporates a phosphate group as a result of phosphorylation
- biopeptidesplural of biopeptide: Any peptide of biological origin.
- allopeptidesplural of allopeptide: Any peptide that plays a part in allorecognition
- augerpeptidesplural of augerpeptide: Amy of a group of toxic peptides present in some venomous marine snails
- azapeptidesplural of azapeptide: Any peptide in which one or more of the amino residues is replaced by a semicarbazide
- azopeptidesplural of azopeptide: Any peptide in which two such compounds are connected by an azo bridge
- bispeptidesplural of bispeptide: A peptide derived from one or more bisamino acids