前肽又稱蛋白質前體前蛋白,是一種無活性蛋白質,可以通過翻譯後修飾變成活性的蛋白質。一些細胞會分泌蛋白質前體。[1] 胰島素原英語Proinsulin就是一種前肽 ,它被切去一段無活性的C肽英語C-peptide之後,便成為有活性的胰島素[2]

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