pentapeptide

noun pen·ta·pep·tide \ˌpen-tə-ˈpep-ˌtīd\

Definition of PENTAPEPTIDE

: a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues

1905

Medical Dictionary

noun pen·ta·pep·tide \ˌpent-ə-ˈpep-ˌtīd\

: a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues

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