Structured Summary
Abstract
Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS.
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- Amyloid beta-Peptides
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
- Antimicrobial Peptides
- Cell-Penetrating Peptides
- Charybdotoxin
- Cholecystokinin
- Cyclic Peptides
- Cystine-Knot Miniproteins
- Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
- Dietary Bioactive Peptides
- Disintegrins
- Distamycins
- Edeine
- Erabutoxins
- Exenatide
- Fibrinopeptide A
- Fibrinopeptide B
- Glatiramer Acetate
- Glycopeptides
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Lipopeptides
- Mating Factor
- Myocardial Depressant Factor
- Neuropeptides
- Oligopeptides
- Peptaibols
- Peptide Aptamers
- Peptide Fragments
- Peptide Hormones
- Peptide Library
- Peptoids
- Phosphopeptides
- Polygeline
- Polyglutamic Acid
- Polylysine
- Protein Sorting Signals
- Salivary Proteins and Peptides
- Secretory Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins
- Serpins
- Tissue Polypeptide Antigen
- Trefoil Factors
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Peptide
- Polypeptide
- Polypeptides
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; fewer than 13 amino acids = oligopeptides; "primary structure" = PROTEIN STRUCTURE, PRIMARY see AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; peptide structure other than primary: coordinate with PROTEIN CONFORMATION or its specifics
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Peptides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010455. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010455
- Peptides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptide
- Peptides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172847