Dipeptides & tripeptides

What is a Dipeptides?

A dipeptide is a sometimes ambiguous designation of two classes of organic compounds: Its molecules contain either two amino acids joined by a single peptide bond or one amino acid with two peptide bonds.

What is a tripeptide?

A tripeptide is a peptide consisting of three amino acids joined by peptide bonds. The exact nature and function of proteins is determined by the amino acids present and the order they occur. Simple examples are the tripeptides made by combining either three glycine molecules or two glycines and one alanine.