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mutein

mutein noun: a protein with an altered amino acid sequence.

Noun

mutein (plural muteins)

  1. A protein with an altered amino acid sequence.
    • Isoelectric focusing (IEF) of the muteins under nondenaturing conditions confirmed this prediction (19).1992, Tumor Necrosis Factors
    • All of the muteins exhibited the expected apparent molecular weight of around 25 kDa.1996, Protein & Peptide Letters - Aug 1996, page 237

Forms of mutein

pluralmuteins

Origin of mutein

Blend of mutate + protein.

Questions about mutein

What does mutein mean?
Mutein means a protein with an altered amino acid sequence.
What part of speech is mutein?
Mutein is a noun.
What is the plural of mutein?
The plural of mutein is muteins.

Words near mutein in the dictionary

  1. mute swans
  2. muteable
  3. muted
  4. mutedly
  5. mutedness
  6. mutein
  7. muteins
  8. mutelid
  9. mutelids
  10. mutelist
  11. mutelists

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