propolypeptide

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noun

An inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification

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Meanings

nounpropolypeptide (plural propolypeptides)

plural propolypeptides

  1. biochemistryAn inactive precursor to a polypeptide that is activated by posttranslational modification

Origin

From pro- + polypeptide.

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APA

propolypeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolypeptide

MLA

“propolypeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolypeptide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propolypeptide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propolypeptide.

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