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maltoporin

maltoporin noun: any of a family of outer membrane proteins associated with the diffusion of maltodextrin.

Noun

maltoporin (plural maltoporins)

  1. Any of a family of outer membrane proteins associated with the diffusion of maltodextrin.
    • The image shows phage λ bound to its maltoporin receptor LamB on the E.coli membrane during DNA ejection.2015 July 22, “Subscriptions”, in Nucleic Acids Research, volume 43, →DOI

Forms of maltoporin

pluralmaltoporins

Questions about maltoporin

What does maltoporin mean?
Maltoporin means any of a family of outer membrane proteins associated with the diffusion of maltodextrin.
What part of speech is maltoporin?
Maltoporin is a noun.
What is the plural of maltoporin?
The plural of maltoporin is maltoporins.

Words near maltoporin in the dictionary

  1. maltopentaoses
  2. maltopentaoside
  3. maltopentaosides
  4. maltopentose
  5. maltopentoses
  6. maltoporin
  7. maltoporins
  8. maltopyranoside
  9. maltopyranosides
  10. maltorsion
  11. maltorsions

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