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metallothioprotein

metallothioprotein noun: any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue.

Noun

metallothioprotein (plural metallothioproteins)

  1. Any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue

Forms of metallothioprotein

pluralmetallothioproteins

Questions about metallothioprotein

What does metallothioprotein mean?
Metallothioprotein means any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue.
What part of speech is metallothioprotein?
Metallothioprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of metallothioprotein?
The plural of metallothioprotein is metallothioproteins.

Words near metallothioprotein in the dictionary

  1. metallothionein
  2. metallothioneine
  3. metallothioneins
  4. metallothionine
  5. metallothionines
  6. metallothioprotein
  7. metallothioproteins
  8. metallotolerant
  9. metallotolerants
  10. metallotransferase
  11. metallotransferases

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