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growth factor gastrin opioid peptide peptide bond kinin fibrinopeptide bradykinin polypeptide colony-stimulating factor atrial natriuretic peptide lipid carboxylic acid hydrocarbon heterocyclic compound organosulfur compound nucleic acid carbohydrate steroid organometallic compound vitamin

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Ralph F. Hirschmann

American chemist

Svetlana Mojsov

Svetlana Mojsov

Yugoslavian-born Macedonian American chemist

George P. Smith

American biochemist

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Molecular structure of a petide - sequence of amino acids

What Is the Difference Between a Peptide and a Protein?