The connecting peptide, or C-peptide, is a short 31-amino-acid polypeptide that connects insulin's A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin molecule.... 22 KB (2,127 words) - 20:07, 24 April 2024 |
Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. A polypeptide is a longer, continuous, unbranched peptide chain. Polypeptides that have... 22 KB (2,416 words) - 18:36, 22 March 2024 |
Brain natriuretic peptide 32 (BNP), also known as B-type natriuretic peptide, is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in the heart ventricles in response... 38 KB (4,307 words) - 02:33, 28 March 2024 |
In organic chemistry, a peptide bond is an amide type of covalent chemical bond linking two consecutive alpha-amino acids from C1 (carbon number one)... 12 KB (1,388 words) - 05:15, 27 April 2024 |
Natriuresis (redirect from Natriuretic peptides) natriuretic hormones include: Atrial natriuretic peptide Brain natriuretic peptide C-type natriuretic peptide This is a natural process in infants at the time... 2 KB (266 words) - 02:19, 17 March 2023 |
Peptide hormones are hormones whose molecules are peptides. Peptide hormones have shorter amino acid chain lengths than protein hormones. These hormones... 5 KB (547 words) - 21:45, 20 January 2024 |
Nonribosomal peptides (NRP) are a class of peptide secondary metabolites, usually produced by microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. Nonribosomal peptides are... 16 KB (1,833 words) - 15:06, 20 December 2023 |