nonapeptide Biochem.
(nɒnəˈpɛptaɪd)
[f. nona- + peptide.]
Any peptide composed of nine amino-acid residues.
| 1960 Helv. Chim. Acta XLIII. 1358 The synthesis of a nonapeptide exhibiting bradykinin-like properties is described. 1972 Science 22 Sept. 1108/3 Animals were given the nonapeptide Pyr-Trp-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gln-Ile-Pro-Pro, a potent inhibitor of the angiotensin-converting enzyme. |