different between polypeptide vs aminopeptidase

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poly- +? peptide

polypeptide (plural polypeptides)

(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
(biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
(biochemistry) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

aminopeptidase (plural aminopeptidases)

(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein

aminopeptidase f (plural aminopeptidases)

(biochemistry) aminopeptidase (any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid)

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