Octapeptide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An oligopeptide having eight amino acids.

    "a, COS-7 cells were transfected with expression plasmids directing the expression of each of the indicated PrP deletion mutants (green, octapeptide repeats; red, globular domain; SS, signal sequence)."

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"a, COS-7 cells were transfected with expression plasmids directing the expression of each of the indicated PrP deletion mutants (green, octapeptide repeats; red, globular domain; SS, signal sequence)."

Etymology

From octa- + peptide.

Related phrases

amino acid

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