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(organic chemistry) 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.

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peptide

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/ˈpɛptaɪd/

Noun

(organic chemistry) 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.

Japanese Meaning

ペプチド：複数のアミノ酸がアミド結合を介して連結された有機化合物

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The lab synthesized a peptide that could selectively bind to cancer cell receptors during the study.

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研究室では、アミノ酸がアミド結合で連なった化合物を合成し、それががん細胞の受容体に選択的に結合するかどうかを調べた。

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(organic chemistry) 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 of casein peptides do affect the body in hormone-like ways.

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(chemistry) The peptide bond itself.

peptides

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