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metallochaperone

metallochaperone noun: any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors.

Noun

metallochaperone (plural metallochaperones)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors

Forms of metallochaperone

pluralmetallochaperones

Origin of metallochaperone

From metallo- + chaperone.

Questions about metallochaperone

What does metallochaperone mean?
Metallochaperone means any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors.
What part of speech is metallochaperone?
Metallochaperone is a noun.
What is the plural of metallochaperone?
The plural of metallochaperone is metallochaperones.

Words near metallochaperone in the dictionary

  1. metallocenes
  2. metallocenter
  3. metallocenters
  4. metallocentre
  5. metallocentres
  6. metallochaperone
  7. metallochaperones
  8. metallochelatase
  9. metallochelatases
  10. metallochelate
  11. metallochelation

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