Definition
Short chains of amino acids linked together, smaller than proteins but serving important biological functions. Found naturally in the body and used in medical treatments and cosmetics.
Etymology
From Greek 'peptos' meaning 'digested' or 'cooked,' referring to their discovery in digested proteins. The term was coined in 1902 by German chemist Emil Fischer when he first synthesized these compounds.
Kelly Says
Peptides are like biological messengers - insulin is actually a peptide that regulates blood sugar, and many venoms work through peptides that disrupt cellular functions. The beauty industry has embraced peptides for anti-aging products, claiming they can signal skin cells to produce more collagen.
Translations
ARالعربية
ببتيدات
babtīdāt
BNবাংলা
পেপটাইড
pe-pe-taid
CACatalà
peptids
pep-tids
CSČeština
peptidy
pep-ti-dy
DADansk
peptider
pep-ti-der
DEDeutsch
Peptide
pep-ti-d
ELΕλληνικά
πεπτίδια
pep-ti-dia
ESEspañol
péptidos
pep-tee-dohs
FAفارسی
پپتیدها
pe-pet-id-ha
FISuomi
peptidit
pep-ti-dit
FRFrançais
peptides
pep-ti-d
HEעברית
פפטידים
pe-pe-ti-dim
HIहिन्दी
पेप्टाइड्स
pepet-aid-s
HUMagyar
peptidek
pep-ti-dek
IDBahasa Indonesia
peptida
pep-ti-da
ITItaliano
peptidi
pep-ti-di
MSBahasa Melayu
peptida
pep-ti-da
MYမြန်မာ
ပေပတाइड
pa-pet-taid
NLNederlands
peptiden
pep-ti-den
NONorsk
peptider
pep-ti-der
PLPolski
peptydy
pep-ty-dy
PTPortuguês
péptidos
pep-ti-dohs
RORomână
peptizi
pep-ti-zi
RUРусский
пептиды
pept-idy
SVSvenska
peptider
pep-ti-der
SWKiswahili
peptides
pep-ti-des
TAதமிழ்
பெப்டைடுகள்
pe-bet-tai-duk-gal
TEతెలుగు
పెప్టైడ్లు
pe-p-tai-dlu
TRTürkçe
peptitler
pep-tit-ler
UKУкраїнська
пептиди
pept-i-di
VITiếng Việt
peptit
pep-tit
YOYO
àṣọ̀ peptiid
a-so pep-tiid
ZUZU
izwi peptithi
i-z-wi pep-ti-thi