| oligopeptide | <biochemistry> A peptide of a small number of component amino acids as opposed to a polypeptide. Exact size range is a matter of opinion but peptides from 3 to about 40 member amino acids might be so described. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| oligopeptide 20 | A compound made up of the condensation of a small number (typically less than 20) of amino acids. Compare: polypeptide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligopeptide permease | <chemical> Bacterial; does not act on free amino acids; takes up dipeptides and oligopeptides of up to 5 amino acids; spo0k, an abc transporter, isolated from bacillus subtilis; see also oppb protein and oppc protein Chemical name: permease, oligopeptide Synonym: dipeptide permease, tripeptide permease, spo0k gene product, oppa protein, oligopeptide permease, oppd protein, oppf protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| oligopeptides | Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids. (12 Dec 1998) |