noun
- a peptide or protein fragment composed of five amino acids linked by peptide bonds
Usage: biochemistry; molecular biology
Examples
- The researchers isolated a pentapeptide from the enzyme's active site.
- Pentapeptides are often used as building blocks in synthetic peptide chemistry.
- This pentapeptide exhibits antimicrobial properties in laboratory tests.
- The structure of the pentapeptide was determined using mass spectrometry.
- Scientists synthesized a novel pentapeptide to study protein interactions.