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Compound containing two or more amino acids linked by a peptide bond, called dipeptide, tripeptide, etc., depending on the number of amino acids present.
Compound containing multiple  amino acids linked into a chain by peptide bonda; they constitute the basic structure of proteins.

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A definition or brief description of Polypeptide.

Compound containing multiple amino acids linked into a chain by peptide bonda; they constitute the basic structure of proteins.

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