1. A compound consisting of a peptide linked to one or more carbohydrate groups.
Usage: technical; biochemistry
2. Any of a class of antibiotics that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan precursors.
Usage: pharmacology; medicine

Examples

• Glycopeptides are important structural components in many proteins found in cell membranes.
• Vancomycin is a well-known glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections.
• The research team studied how glycopeptides interact with immune system receptors.
• Glycopeptide antibiotics work by preventing bacteria from building their protective cell walls.
• Scientists are developing new glycopeptide-based drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.