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calmodulin

calmodulin noun: a calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells.

Noun

calmodulin (countable and uncountable, plural calmodulins)

  1. A calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells
    • Two distinct anti-allergic drugs, amlexanox and cromolyn, bind to the same kinds of calcium binding proteins, except calmodulin, in bovine lung extract.2006, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Forms of calmodulin

pluralcalmodulins

Words formed from calmodulin

Questions about calmodulin

What does calmodulin mean?
Calmodulin means a calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells.
What part of speech is calmodulin?
Calmodulin is a noun.
What is the plural of calmodulin?
The plural of calmodulin is calmodulins.

Words near calmodulin in the dictionary

  1. calmish
  2. calmlike
  3. calmly
  4. calmness
  5. calmnesses
  6. calmodulin
  7. calmodulinopathies
  8. calmodulinopathy
  9. calmodulins
  10. calmoniid
  11. calmoniids

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