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maltoporins

maltoporins is the plural of maltoporin.

Meaning of maltoporin

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

Questions about maltoporins

What is maltoporins the plural of?
Maltoporins is the plural of maltoporin.

Words near maltoporins in the dictionary

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

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