Words containing pept
6 letter words containing pept
- peptic — pertaining to or associated with digestion; digestive.
7 letter words containing pept
- peptalk — to give a pep talk to (a person, group, etc.).
- peptide — a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- peptize — to disperse (a substance) into colloidal form, usually in a liquid.
- peptone — any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
8 letter words containing pept
9 letter words containing pept
- dipeptide — a peptide that yields two amino acids on hydrolysis.
- dispeptic — Misspelling of dyspeptic.
- dyspeptic — pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.
- pepticity — good digestion
- peptidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides or peptones to amino acids.
10 letter words containing pept
- dipeptides — Plural form of dipeptide.
- dipeptidyl — (biochemistry) Of or pertaining to dipeptides.
- kisspeptin — a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
11 letter words containing pept
- atriopeptin — any of several peptide hormones that are released by the atria of the heart in response to an abnormal increase in blood volume and that modulate blood pressure and the excretion of sodium, potassium, and water. Abbreviation: ANF.
- bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
- dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- eupepticity — the condition of being eupeptic
12 letter words containing pept
- exopeptidase — any proteolytic enzyme, such as erepsin, that acts on the terminal bonds in a peptide chain
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
13 letter words containing pept
- endopeptidase — An enzyme that breaks peptide bonds other than terminal ones in a peptide chain.
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
14 letter words containing pept
- aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
16 letter words containing pept
- carboxypeptidase — any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.
- transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
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