OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28009

peptide

/ˈpɛptaɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
péptido
Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
When it’s digested, its long amino-acid chains are first broken down into smaller fragments, or peptides. It turns out that many hormones and drugs are also peptides, and a number…
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