polypeptide
noun C2- Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
- Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
- A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
Plural polypeptides
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