Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS.
    

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Ferritin subunit - molecular model

T-cell receptor/collagen peptide/enterotoxin

HIV Reverse Transcriptase

Complex between T-cell receptor/viral peptid

HIV enzymes: reverse transcriptase, integrase, and protease

Endogenous peptides and learning and memory processes / edited by Joe L. Martinez, Jr. [and others].

Amino acids, peptides, and proteins : biochemical and immunochemical techniques in protein chemistry / by T. Dévényi and J. Gergely ; [English translation by P. Friedrich].

Amino acides, peptides, protéines.

Regulatory peptides

Brain neurotransmitters and hormones / editors, Robert Collu [and others].

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Endogenous peptides and learning and memory processes / edited by Joe L. Martinez, Jr. [and others].

Amino acids, peptides, and proteins : biochemical and immunochemical techniques in protein chemistry / by T. Dévényi and J. Gergely ; [English translation by P. Friedrich].

Amino acides, peptides, protéines.

Regulatory peptides

Brain neurotransmitters and hormones / editors, Robert Collu [and others].