Definition of Oligopeptide

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids ¹

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Medical Definition of Oligopeptide

1. A peptide of a small number of component amino acids as opposed to a polypeptide. Exact size range is a matter of opinion but peptides from 3 to about 40 member amino acids might be so described. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oligopeptide

oligomineral
oligomorphic
oligomycin
oligomycin sensitivity conferral protein
oligomycins
oligomyold
oligonephronic
oligonucleosomal
oligonucleosome
oligonucleotidase
oligonucleotide
oligonucleotide probes
oligonucleotides
oligopepsia
oligopeptidase
oligopeptide (current term)
oligopeptide 20
oligopeptide permease
oligopeptides
oligopetalous
oligophagies
oligophagous
oligophagy
oligophenylene
oligophenylenes
oligophosphoglyceroyl-ATP 3'-phosphodiesterase
oligophrenia
oligoplastic
oligopnea
oligopolies

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