Peptide vs. Enzyme

Peptide vs. Enzyme — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Peptide and Enzyme

Peptidenoun

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.

Enzymenoun

(biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.

Peptidenoun

(chemistry) The peptide bond itself.

Enzymenoun

(Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme

Peptidenoun

amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

Enzymenoun

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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