The covalent chemical bond that links one amino acid to the next, forming the backbone of a peptide chain.
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GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice: a set of quality standards governing the consistent production and testing of materials.
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A peptide that is structurally similar to a reference compound but modified — for example by substituting or adding amino acids —…
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Molecular Weight
The mass of one molecule of a compound, calculated from its sequence and used to verify identity by mass spectrometry.
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