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paramyosin

paramyosin noun: a muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates.

Noun

paramyosin (countable and uncountable, plural paramyosins)

  1. A muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates.
    • The target of >40% protection has been achieved with some schistosome molecules such as fatty acid binding protein (Sm14), paramyosin, calpain large subunit (Sm80), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and cysteine peptidases ( 2 ).2015 July 30, Rashika El Ridi, Ahmad A. Othman, Donald P. McManus, “Editorial: The Schistosomiasis Vaccine – It is Time to Stand up”, in Frontiers in Immunology, volume 6, →DOI

Forms of paramyosin

pluralparamyosins

Origin of paramyosin

From para- + myosin.

Questions about paramyosin

What does paramyosin mean?
Paramyosin means a muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates.
What part of speech is paramyosin?
Paramyosin is a noun.
What is the plural of paramyosin?
The plural of paramyosin is paramyosins.

Words near paramyosin in the dictionary

  1. paramylene
  2. paramylon
  3. paramylons
  4. paramylum
  5. paramyoclonus
  6. paramyosin
  7. paramyosins
  8. paramyotonia
  9. paramyotonias
  10. paramyovirus
  11. Paramythia

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