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telopeptide

telopeptide noun: an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity.

Noun

telopeptide (plural telopeptides)

  1. an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity

Forms of telopeptide

pluraltelopeptides

Origin of telopeptide

From telo- + peptide.

Questions about telopeptide

What does telopeptide mean?
Telopeptide means an amino acid sequence, (normally at one or more ends), that have a function in building or conforming a protein and are proteolytically removed at maturity.
What part of speech is telopeptide?
Telopeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of telopeptide?
The plural of telopeptide is telopeptides.

Words near telopeptide in the dictionary

  1. Teloogoo
  2. Teloogoos
  3. telop
  4. Telopea
  5. Telopea Downs
  6. telopeptide
  7. telopeptides
  8. telopeptidyl
  9. telophase
  10. telophases
  11. telophasic

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