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chemical proteomics

chemical proteomics noun: a scientific discipline devoted to elucidating protein function in a native biological setting using small molecule chemical tools.

Noun

chemical proteomics (uncountable)

  1. A scientific discipline devoted to elucidating protein function in a native biological setting using small molecule chemical tools.
    • The work of Cravatt and his colleagues on the endocannabinoid system led to interest in the then-nascent field of chemical proteomics, a multidisciplinary science that aims to develop and apply chemical tools to annotate the functions of proteins like FAAH within their native biological environment.2016, Jennifer Viegas, “Profile of Benjamin Cravatt”, in PNAS, page 1109

Questions about chemical proteomics

What does chemical proteomics mean?
Chemical proteomics means a scientific discipline devoted to elucidating protein function in a native biological setting using small molecule chemical tools.
What part of speech is chemical proteomics?
Chemical proteomics is a noun.

Words near chemical proteomics in the dictionary

  1. chemical plants
  2. chemical pregnancies
  3. chemical pregnancy
  4. chemical properties
  5. chemical property
  6. chemical proteomics
  7. chemical reaction
  8. chemical reactions
  9. chemical reactor
  10. chemical reactors
  11. chemical restraint

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