"Peptides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are linear polypeptides that are normally synthesized on RIBOSOMES.
| Descriptor ID |
D010455
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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