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adenain

adenain noun: an endopeptidase that catalyses the cleavage of adenovirus proteins.

Noun

adenain (uncountable)

  1. An endopeptidase that catalyses the cleavage of adenovirus proteins
    • The LC-MS/MS analysis of proteinase K treated CsCl 2 density gradient purified TAdV-3 virions identified eleven virus-encoded proteins (hexon, pVI, pVII, penton base, pVIII, sialidase, IIIA, adenain, pX, IVa2 and DBP) previously reported to be in other adenoviruses (Table 3 and Figure 3 A).2015 July 9, Pankaj Kumar et al., “Proteomic analysis of purified turkey adenovirus 3 virions”, in Veterinary Research, volume 46, →DOI

Questions about adenain

What does adenain mean?
Adenain means an endopeptidase that catalyses the cleavage of adenovirus proteins.
What part of speech is adenain?
Adenain is a noun.

Words near adenain in the dictionary

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