dipeptide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Hellenic *dwi-

Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor.

Latin di-bor.

English di-

Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-

Proto-Hellenic *péťťō

Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf.

Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō)

Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der.

German Peptonbor.

English peptone

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

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German Pepton

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Latin -idusder.

German -id

German Peptidbor.

English peptide

English dipeptide

From di- + peptide.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈpɛptaɪd/

Noun

dipeptide (plural dipeptides)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) An organic compound formed from two amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

Derived terms

• azadipeptide
• cyclodipeptide
• dipeptidase
• dipeptidyl
• glucosaminyl muramyl dipeptide
• homodipeptide
• isodipeptide
• pseudodipeptide

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 二肽 (ji⁶ taai³)

  Mandarin: 二肽 (èrtài)

• Esperanto: dipeptido
• French: dipeptide (fr) m
• Māori: pētini-rua, pepetairua

Italian

Noun

dipeptide m (plural dipeptidi)

1. (organic chemistry) dipeptide