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leucine zipper

leucine zipper noun: a structural motif in proteins, especially those involved in transcription.

Noun

leucine zipper (plural leucine zippers)

  1. A structural motif in proteins, especially those involved in transcription

Forms of leucine zipper

pluralleucine zippers

Questions about leucine zipper

What does leucine zipper mean?
Leucine zipper means a structural motif in proteins, especially those involved in transcription.
What part of speech is leucine zipper?
Leucine zipper is a noun.
What is the plural of leucine zipper?
The plural of leucine zipper is leucine zippers.

Words near leucine zipper in the dictionary

  1. leucic acid
  2. leucin
  3. leucinal
  4. leucinamide
  5. leucine
  6. leucine zipper
  7. leucine zippers
  8. leucinemia
  9. leucines
  10. leucinic acid
  11. leucinocaine

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