peptides

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noun

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.
The peptide bond itself.

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Synonyms

peptide bond peptidase peptization polypeptide pentapeptide proteins amino acids neuropeptide tripeptide dipeptide glycoproteins peptidoglycan amino acid proteinases ligands biomolecules

Rhymes

besides strides chides tides sides guides glides provides abides genocides

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