Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Pentapeptide

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Pentapeptide: A peptide containing five amino acid residues.

The zwitterionic pentapeptide Gly-Ser-Val-Ala-Cys.

Related terms: Dipeptide, tripeptide, tetrapeptide, polypeptide, enzyme, protein, peptide bond, C-terminus, N-terminus, primary structure
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