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lipobox

lipobox noun: a peptide motif that is important to the modification of bacterial lipoproteins.

Noun

lipobox (plural lipoboxes)

  1. A peptide motif that is important to the modification of bacterial lipoproteins
    • Understanding the role of the HP0377 lipobox requires more investigation, as has been done for some Legionella lipoproteins [ 61 ].2015 July 4, Paula Roszczenko et al., “Helicobacter pylori HP0377, a member of the Dsb family, is an untypical multifunctional CcmG that cooperates with dimeric thioldisulfide oxidase HP0231”, in BMC...

Forms of lipobox

plurallipoboxes

Origin of lipobox

From lipo- + box.

Questions about lipobox

What does lipobox mean?
Lipobox means a peptide motif that is important to the modification of bacterial lipoproteins.
What part of speech is lipobox?
Lipobox is a noun.
What is the plural of lipobox?
The plural of lipobox is lipoboxes.

Words near lipobox in the dictionary

  1. lipoblast
  2. lipoblastoma
  3. lipoblastomas
  4. lipoblastomata
  5. lipoblasts
  6. lipobox
  7. lipoboxes
  8. lipocaic
  9. lipocalin
  10. lipocalins
  11. lipocarbohydrate

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