PEPTIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptide mean? 

• PEPTIDE (noun)
  The noun PEPTIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PEPTIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPTIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("peptide" is a kind of...):

amide (any organic compound containing the group -CONH2)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peptide"):

fibrinopeptide (peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood)

polypeptide (a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids)

endorphin (a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties)

 Context examples 

The melanoma peptides contained in the vaccine are upregulated in melanoma cancer cells.

(MELITAC 12.1 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of amyloid beta protein which is composed of peptides 1 to 40 in a biological specimen.

(Amyloid Beta 1-40 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Mthl10 appears on the surface of insect cells and acts as the binding partner to a signaling molecule known as growth-blocking peptide (GBP).

(Defending against environmental stressors may shorten lifespan, National Institutes of Health)

Beta-amyloid has some features similar to a family of immune molecules called antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs.

(Alzheimer’s protein may have natural antibiotic role, NIH)

Family of enzymes which use a metal ion in the catalytic process and preferentially cleave the Gln-Gly peptide bond.

(Metalloproteinase, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of active glucagon-like peptide-1 present in a sample.

(Active Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the active form of glucagon-like peptide-1 in a biological specimen.

(Active Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A cancer vaccine containing the three frame shift peptides (FSP) AIM2(-1), HT001(-1) and TAF1B(-1), with potential immunomodulating activity.

(AIM2(-1)/HT001(-1)/TAF1B(-1) Frameshift Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

All mutations associated with APP and PS proteins can lead to an increase in the production of Abeta peptides, specifically the more amyloidogenic form, Abeta42.

(Alzheimer's Disease Pathway KEGG, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The amino acid residing in the first position of a protein or peptide.

(Amino-Terminal Amino Acid, NCI Thesaurus)