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polypeptide
[ pol-ee-pep-tahyd, -tid ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds and having a molecular weight of up to about 10,000.
polypeptide
/ ˌpɒlɪˈpɛptaɪd /
noun
- any of a group of natural or synthetic polymers made up of amino acids chemically linked together; this class includes the proteins See also peptide
polypeptide
/ pŏl′ē-pĕp′tīd′ /
- A peptide, such as a small protein, containing many molecules of amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.
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Paxlovid specifically interrupts the step involving the protease enzyme, which splices the long string of polypeptides that the virus makes once it infects a cell.
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