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peripheral membrane protein

peripheral membrane protein noun: any of a class of proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated.

Noun

peripheral membrane protein (countable and uncountable, plural peripheral membrane proteins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated.
    • 2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/
      Peripheral membrane proteins, or extrinsic proteins, do not interact with the hydrophobic core...
    • Peripheral membrane proteins can attach to the surface of the plasmalemma by ionic interactions with an integral protein, another peripheral membrane protein, or by interaction with the polar head groups of the phospholipids.2005, J. William Krause, Krause's Essential Human Histology for Medical Students, page 8

Synonyms of peripheral membrane protein

Forms of peripheral membrane protein

pluralperipheral membrane proteins

Questions about peripheral membrane protein

What does peripheral membrane protein mean?
Peripheral membrane protein means any of a class of proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated.
What part of speech is peripheral membrane protein?
Peripheral membrane protein is a noun.
What is the plural of peripheral membrane protein?
The plural of peripheral membrane protein is peripheral membrane proteins.

Words near peripheral membrane protein in the dictionary

  1. peripheral brain
  2. peripheral brains
  3. peripheral bus
  4. peripheral device
  5. peripheral devices
  6. peripheral membrane protein
  7. peripheral membrane proteins
  8. peripheral nervous system
  9. peripheral nervous systems
  10. peripheral neuropathy
  11. peripheral oxygen saturation

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