Are proteins also peptides？
Peptide: Peptide is a compound in which α-amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds, and it is also an intermediate product of protein hydrolysis. Generally, the number of amino acids…
Peptides and proteins is also different in functional distinctions. Polypeptides are often biologically inactive and proteins are biologically active. Polypeptides are generally inactive ( for example, polypeptides produced by digestion of proteins in the stomach and small intestine), and with a very small number of active (such as vasopressin is a peptide hormone). Compared to proteins, polypeptides have a small molecular weight, no spatial structure, and are generally inactive. The protein has a large molecular weight, with a spatial structure, and is active. (the activity decreases or disappears after degeneration, and the activity disappears is called inactivation)
Peptides and Proteins
Peptide: Peptide is a compound in which α-amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds, and it is also an intermediate product of protein hydrolysis. Generally, the number of amino acids…
What’s Difference Between Peptide and Protein
Both peptide and protein are fundamental components of cells that carry out important biological functions. They are made up of strings of the body’s basic building blocks -- amino acids…
