Lymphedema (lymphoedema in British English), also known as lymphatic obstruction, is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system, which normally returns interstitial fluid to the thoracic duct and then the bloodstream.ymphedema (lymphoedema in British English), also known as lymphatic obstruction, is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system, which normally returns interstitial fluid to the thoracic duct and then the bloodstream.
1 A polypeptide is a single linear chain of many amino acids, held together by amide bonds. 2  A protein is one or more polypeptide (more than about 50 amino acids long).  An oligopeptide consists of only a few amino acids (between two and twenty).
The primary structure of a polypeptide of protein determines its secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures. Primary Structure. The primary structure of polypeptides and proteins is the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain with reference to the locations of any disulfide bonds.or example: gly-gly-ser-ala. is the primary structure for a polypeptide composed of glycine, glycine, serine, and alanine, in that order, from the N-terminal amino acid (glycine) to the C-terminal amino acid (alanine).