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nascent protein

nascent protein noun: a protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.

Noun

nascent protein (plural nascent proteins)

  1. A protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.

Forms of nascent protein

pluralnascent proteins

Questions about nascent protein

What does nascent protein mean?
Nascent protein means a protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.
What part of speech is nascent protein?
Nascent protein is a noun.
What is the plural of nascent protein?
The plural of nascent protein is nascent proteins.

Words near nascent protein in the dictionary

  1. nascences
  2. nascencies
  3. nascency
  4. nascent
  5. nascent hydrogen
  6. nascent protein
  7. nascent proteins
  8. nascently
  9. nascentness
  10. Nascimento
  11. Nascimentos

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