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Definition of Peptide

1. Noun. Amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein.

Definition of Peptide

1. Noun. (biochemistry) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (biochemistry) The peptide bond itself. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peptide

1. a combination of amino acids [n -S] : PEPTIDIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Peptide

1. A compound of two or more amino acids where the alpha carboxyl group of one is bound to the alpha amino group of another. (27 Sep 1997)

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