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peptide chain

peptide chain noun: a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins.

Noun

peptide chain (plural peptide chains)

  1. a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins

Forms of peptide chain

pluralpeptide chains

Questions about peptide chain

What does peptide chain mean?
Peptide chain means a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins.
What part of speech is peptide chain?
Peptide chain is a noun.
What is the plural of peptide chain?
The plural of peptide chain is peptide chains.

Words near peptide chain in the dictionary

  1. peptidated
  2. peptidates
  3. peptide
  4. peptide bond
  5. peptide bonds
  6. peptide chain
  7. peptide chains
  8. peptide nucleic acid
  9. peptide nucleic acids
  10. peptidergic
  11. peptides

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