peptide

n. 肽, 缩氨酸 [化] 肽; 缩氨酸

发音

其它 /ˈpɛptaɪd/
US /ˈpɛptaɪd/

词形变化

peptides 复数 peptides

别名

peptid petide

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms.

    肽

    化学
  2. 2.

    The peptide bond itself.

    化学
  3. 3.

    Performance-enhancing drugs that contain such molecules, especially particular ones (often synthetically produced) that are claimed by their sellers to bestow amazing health benefits.

    委婉

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

amide

下位词 3

endorphin fibrinopeptide polypeptide

相关短语

peptide bond [化] 肽键 peptide chain [化] 肽链 [医] 肽链 peptide bonds peptide chains peptide nucleic acid peptide nucleic acids atrial natriuretic peptide lasso peptide vasoactive intestinal peptide [化] 血管活性肠肽

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide From peptone, partially hydrolyzed protein, or German Peptid, from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”).

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