1. Molecules composed of a peptide chain covalently linked to one or more carbohydrate groups; compounds that combine proteins with sugars.
Usage: technical; biochemistry; plural form
2. A class of antibiotics derived from or containing glycopeptide structures, used to treat bacterial infections.
Usage: medical; pharmacology; plural form

Examples

• Glycopeptides play an important role in cell recognition and immune response.
• Vancomycin is one of the most well-known glycopeptides used in clinical medicine.
• Researchers studied how glycopeptides interact with bacterial cell walls.
• The structure of glycopeptides includes both amino acids and sugar residues.
• Glycopeptides are often used as last-resort antibiotics for resistant infections.
• Scientists are developing new glycopeptides to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.