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monobody

monobody noun: a synthetic binding protein constructed using a fibronectin type III domain as a molecular scaffold.

Noun

monobody (plural monobodies)

  1. A synthetic binding protein constructed using a fibronectin type III domain as a molecular scaffold.

Forms of monobody

pluralmonobodies

Origin of monobody

From mono- + body. Coined in 1998 by the Koide group, who published the first paper demonstrating the concept.

Questions about monobody

What does monobody mean?
Monobody means a synthetic binding protein constructed using a fibronectin type III domain as a molecular scaffold.
What part of speech is monobody?
Monobody is a noun.
What is the plural of monobody?
The plural of monobody is monobodies.

Words near monobody in the dictionary

  1. monoboard
  2. monoboards
  3. monobob
  4. monobobs
  5. monobodies
  6. monobody
  7. monoborate
  8. monoborates
  9. monobosom
  10. monobosoms
  11. monobrachial

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