The cell envelope, the outer portion of the bacterial cell, is a complex structure consisting of an inner plasma membrane and a rigid mucopeptide layer, the cell wall proper, that confers strength and shape (Scientific American).
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pep|tide — «PEHP tyd, tihd», noun. any combination of two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is joined with the amino group of another: »The protein of the virus can be broken down by moderate chemical treatment into subunits, each… … Useful english dictionary
gly|co|pep|tide — «GLY kuh PEHP tyd», noun. = glycoprotein. (Cf. ↑glycoprotein) … Useful english dictionary
oc|ta|pep|tide — «OK tuh PEHP tyd, tihd», noun. a polypeptide chain made up of eight amino acids: »All the known actions of renin, including the principal ones of raising the arterial blood pressure…are mediated through the octapeptide angiotension (New… … Useful english dictionary
pen|ta|pep|tide — «PEHN tuh PEHP tyd, tihd», noun. a polypeptide composed of five amino acids … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|pep|tide — «POL ee PEHP tyd, tihd», noun. a peptide containing many molecules of amino acids … Useful english dictionary
di|pep|tide — «dy PEHP tyd, tihd», noun. a peptide that, upon hydrolysis, releases two amino acid molecules. ╂[< di 1 + peptide] … Useful english dictionary
fi|bri|no|pep|tide — «FY bruh noh PEHP tyd», noun. a protein substance formed in blood clotting: »The fact that the genes of man and of the chimpanzee specify identical fibrinopeptides implies that the two species shared a common ancestor comparatively recently… … Useful english dictionary
tide — bas·tide; be·tide; bron·tide; eas·ter·tide; gut·tide; hol·lan·tide; lac·tide; lau·ren·tide; mer·cap·tide; noon·tide; nu·cle·o·tide; pep·tide; phos·pha·tide; pro·tide; stau·ro·tide; tide; tide·ful; tide·land; tide·less; whit·sun·tide;… … English syllables
peptide hydrolase — pep·tide hy·dro·lase (pepґtīd hiґdro lās) peptidase … Medical dictionary
peptide — pep·tide … English syllables
