polypeptide
(pol″ē-pĕp′tīd″)
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[poly- + Gr. peptein, to digest]
A union of two or more amino acids.
SEE: peptide
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Polypeptide." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756515/all/polypeptide.
Polypeptide. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756515/all/polypeptide. Accessed December 2, 2024.
Polypeptide. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756515/all/polypeptide
Polypeptide [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756515/all/polypeptide.
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