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integral membrane protein

integral membrane protein noun: a protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.

Noun

integral membrane protein (countable and uncountable, plural integral membrane proteins)

  1. A protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.
    • 2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/
      Integral membrane proteins, also called intrinsic proteins, have one or more segments that are...

Synonyms of integral membrane protein

Forms of integral membrane protein

pluralintegral membrane proteins

Questions about integral membrane protein

What does integral membrane protein mean?
Integral membrane protein means a protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.
What part of speech is integral membrane protein?
Integral membrane protein is a noun.
What is the plural of integral membrane protein?
The plural of integral membrane protein is integral membrane proteins.

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