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nitrosoprotein

nitrosoprotein noun: any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO.

Noun

nitrosoprotein (plural nitrosoproteins)

  1. Any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO

Forms of nitrosoprotein

pluralnitrosoproteins

Origin of nitrosoprotein

From nitroso- + protein.

Questions about nitrosoprotein

What does nitrosoprotein mean?
Nitrosoprotein means any protein whose free -SH groups have been nitrosylated, typically by atmospheric NO.
What part of speech is nitrosoprotein?
Nitrosoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosoprotein?
The plural of nitrosoprotein is nitrosoproteins.

Words near nitrosoprotein in the dictionary

  1. nitrosonaphthol
  2. nitrosonaphthols
  3. nitrosonium
  4. nitrosophenol
  5. nitrosophenols
  6. nitrosoprotein
  7. nitrosoproteins
  8. nitrosoproteome
  9. nitrosoproteomes
  10. nitrosoproteomic
  11. nitrosothiol

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