Editing Peptoid (section)

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'''Peptoids''' (root from the [[Greek language|Greek]] πεπτός, ''peptós'' "digested"; derived from πέσσειν, ''péssein'' "to digest" and the Greek-derived suffix -oid meaning "like, like that of, thing like a ______," ), or poly-''N''-substituted [[glycine]]s, are a class of biochemicals known as biomimetics that replicate the behavior of biological molecules.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What if We Could Give Viruses a One-Two Punch? by Berkeley Lab on Exposure|url=https://photostories.lbl.gov/what-if-we-could-give-viruses-a-onetwo-punch|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Exposure|language=en}}</ref> [[Peptidomimetic]]s are recognizable by side chains that are appended to the nitrogen atom of the [[peptide]] backbone, rather than to the α-carbons (as they are in [[amino acid]]s).