See Also: Polypeptide(medicine)
polypeptide(dictionary)
pancreatic polypeptide(medicine)
polypeptide fucosyltransferase(medicine)
trefoil polypeptide(medicine)
polypeptide N-acetylgalactosominyltransferase(medicine)
gastric inhibitory polypeptide(medicine)
tissue polypeptide antigen(medicine)
vasoactive intestinal polypeptide(medicine)
basic polypeptide-activated protein kinase(medicine)

polypeptide (iou)



polypeptide noun. E20.
[from POLY- + PEPTONE + -IDE.]
Biochemistry. An organic polymer consisting of a large number of amino acid residues bonded together in a chain.
VASOACTIVE intestinal polypeptide.
attrib.: Scientific American A hemoglobin molecule is made up of four polypeptide chains.