thiopeptide

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noun

Any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group

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Meanings

nounthiopeptide (plural thiopeptides)

plural thiopeptides

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group

Origin

From thio- + peptide.

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

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