Polypetides having molecular weights above 10000 are known as:
Peptides containing more than 10
amino acids are called poly peptides. Poly peptides are formed by the linear
sequence of amino acids. Some proteins are composed of two or more poly peptide
chains. Relatively shorter peptides are known as oligopeptides whereas longer
polymers are called polypeptides. Polypeptides containing more than 100 amino
acids having molecular mass higher than 10,000 are generally called as
proteins. However the distinctive between a polypeptide and a protein is not
sharp.