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isopeptide

Noun

Meaning

isopeptide (plural isopeptides)

(chemistry) A compound of two or more amino acids (a peptide) in which an amide link involves an amino group not in the alpha- position

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Examples

Most commonly, they create an isopeptide bond between a lysine of the target protein and the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin. Source: Internet

They can cleave both isopeptide (between ubiquitin and lysine) and peptide bonds (between ubiquitin and the N-terminus ). Source: Internet

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