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peptide is a strand of two or more amino
acids linked together by peptide bonds.
Peptides are relatively short, under 40
amino acids, and can act as hormones and
neurotransmitters.
Peptides are the building blocks of
proteins, meaning that peptides are short
and proteins are much longer chains of
amino acids. Peptides are anywhere from 2
to 50 amino acids long and proteins are
anything over 50 amino acids.
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A
peptide is a strand of two or more amino
acids linked together by peptide bonds.
Peptides are relatively short, under 40
amino acids, and can act as hormones and
neurotransmitters.
Peptides are the building blocks of
proteins, meaning that peptides are short
and proteins are much longer chains of
amino acids. Peptides are anywhere from 2
to 50 amino acids long and proteins are
anything over 50 amino acids.
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