depsipeptide

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depsipeptide

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By surface analysis, depsi- + peptide.

noun depsipeptides

any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating. For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.

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@misc{depsipeptide_2026,
  title = {depsipeptide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/depsipeptide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}