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The Basics track.
The Basics track is the first fold of the notebook. It covers the handful of ideas that the rest of the site assumes: amino acids join through peptide bonds, the result is called a peptide while it stays short, and compound names carry codes for their structure. Nothing here needs a chemistry degree, and every term used is in the glossary.
Start with where the line between peptide and protein actually sits, then learn to read a peptide name without panic. The First fold path puts these notes in order with three more, so each page leans on the one before it.
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The Basics
Reading a Peptide Name Without Panic
Hyphens, Greek letters, one-letter codes and "-tide" endings. A short decoder for the alphabet soup on labels and papers.
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The Basics
Peptide or Protein? Where the Line Actually Sits
Both are chains of amino acids. The difference is a matter of length, shape and convention, and the boundary is blurrier than most explainers admit.
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The Basics
Peptide or Protein? Where the Line Actually Sits
Both are chains of amino acids. The difference is a matter of length, shape and convention, and the boundary is blurrier than most explainers admit.
2 min read