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apoprotein

apoprotein noun: the polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.

Noun

apoprotein (plural apoproteins)

  1. The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.

Forms of apoprotein

pluralapoproteins

Origin of apoprotein

From apo- + protein.

Words formed from apoprotein

Questions about apoprotein

What does apoprotein mean?
Apoprotein means the polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.
What part of speech is apoprotein?
Apoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of apoprotein?
The plural of apoprotein is apoproteins.

Words near apoprotein in the dictionary

  1. apoplexing
  2. apoplexy
  3. apoposeidia
  4. apoposeidion
  5. apopotosis
  6. apoprotein
  7. apoproteins
  8. apoprotinin
  9. apoptin
  10. apoptogen
  11. apoptogenic

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