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Peptide

Peptide

(Science: biochemistry) A compound of two or more amino acids where the alpha carboxyl group of one is bound to the alpha amino group of another. Amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein.Any compound consisting of two or more amino acids.


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... you dilute your system with water and take the enzyme exactly when your eating your food, the enzyme may work, otherwise your just making little peptide bonds that will be useless.

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by MichaelXY
Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:04 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483315

Re: Help! I am in a digestive crisis!

... break lactose to glucose and galactose Protein Enzymes Pepsin (secreted as pepsinogen) - made in gastric glands, functions in the stomach to break peptide bonds Trypsin (secreted as trypsinogen) - made in pancreas, functions in the small intestine to break specific peptide bonds and converts chymotrypsinogen ...

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by SOS
Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:21 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Help! I am in a digestive crisis!
Replies: 2
Views: 182

Tricky translation question, can someone help please?

... well, but there was one on there that whacked me between the eyes, here it is... 15.The following DNA sequence shows a gene encoding a small peptide. The promoter region is given in brackets. The three stop codons are UAA, UAG and UGA. 5' (ATGACGTATAA)TGACCGTACATGAGTAATACATAAATCAG 3' 3' (TACTGCATATT)ACTGGCATGTACTCATTATGTATTTAGTC ...

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by 0rion
Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:35 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Tricky translation question, can someone help please?
Replies: 1
Views: 131

The Immune System - Recognition in innate immunity. How?

... more cell-cell interactions and use of co-receptors. Thus, the adaptive response is slower, but very specific, recognizing mostly protein or peptide motifs. Thus, the type of immune response is largely determined by the type of the recognized molecule, as well as time; unless there is immunological ...

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by biohazard
Tue May 12, 2009 7:43 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: The Immune System - Recognition in innate immunity. How?
Replies: 1
Views: 1272

T cell differentiation

... the cells do not divide actively, but when they have reached the so-called naive stage (CD45RA+) they divide if they encounter a specific peptide:MHC for their T cell receptor. Unless the TCR signal is very strong (may cause anergy or apoptosis) or very weak (causes no activation) the ...

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by biohazard
Fri May 08, 2009 6:53 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: T cell differentiation
Replies: 12
Views: 2251
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