PEPTIDE LINKAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peptide linkage mean? 

• PEPTIDE LINKAGE (noun)
  The noun PEPTIDE LINKAGE has 1 sense:

1. the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide

  Familiarity information: PEPTIDE LINKAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPTIDE LINKAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

peptide bond; peptide linkage

Hypernyms ("peptide linkage" is a kind of...):

bond; chemical bond (an electrical force linking atoms)