How to Use polypeptide in a Sentence

polypeptide

noun
Definition of polypeptidenext
  • It is synthesized as part of two much longer polypeptides, the product of the initial long open reading frame (orf1a), and from the orf1b, the orf1ab polypeptide.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • There are also polypeptide chains that are the sides of the ladder, connecting the rungs vertically.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 8 Apr. 2022
  • That is seven more years those polypeptides would receive if they were approved under the rules for regular small-molecule drugs, such as pills.
    — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • This implied an elementary kind of coding, a basis for the exchange of information between the RNA and the polypeptide.
    — Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Repeats with a lot of proline, threonine and serine transform a typical protein to a mucin because of the polypeptide structure that is formed.
    — Coren Walters-Stewart, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Vitamin C derivative of choice is an ascorbic acid polypeptide.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2021
  • What’s missing from such previous complexity measures, Cronin said, is any sense of the history of the complex object — the measures don’t distinguish between an enzyme and a random polypeptide.
    — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • In 2015, Krishnamurthy, Hud and their collaborators showed that trying to understand the origins of polypeptide synthesis by focusing only on amino acids, the building blocks of peptides, might be the wrong tack.
    — Quanta Magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But Mounjaro targets a second hormone, the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, as well.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 14 May 2022
  • Aviptadil is a synthetic form of human vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, which is highly concentrated in the lungs.
    — Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2020
  • The researchers found success using soy protein isolate—which has an entirely different molecular composition from spider silk—due to the fact that all proteins are comprised of polypeptide chains.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2021
  • Keep your lips moisturized with this ultra-hydrating, plumping, polypeptide treatment that increases the volume of lip contours, leaving the appearance of naturally full lips.
    — Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Second, tirzepatide has also been shown to bind to receptors that are normally targeted by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) hormones.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This supplement powder is rich in immunoglobulin, lactoferrin, and proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs), all of which work together to support immune function and protect against infection.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023

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