Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Peptide:
Two or more
amino acids
linked by a
peptide bond
(i.e., an
amide
).
Gly
-
Ser
-
Val
, a typical
tripeptide
, in its
zwitterionic
form. It has two
amides
, one between the
Gly
and
Ser
residues
, and a second between the
Ser
and
Val
residues
.
Related terms:
Protein
,
enzyme
,
dipeptide
,
tetrapeptide
,
pentapeptide
,
polypeptide
,
primary structure
,
C-terminus
,
N-terminus
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