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preprotein

preprotein noun: a polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties.

Noun

preprotein (plural preproteins)

  1. A polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties
    • The strategies have been focused on production of stronger statins, MTP inhibitors such as Lomitapide, ACAT2 inhibitors, cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors such as Torcetrapib, Anacetrapib, Evacetrapib, and Dalcetrapib, antioxidants, squalene synthase inhibitors, preprotein...2015 July 8, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Abdollahi, “Targeting metabolic disorders by natural products”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, volume 14, →DOI

Forms of preprotein

pluralpreproteins

Origin of preprotein

From pre- + protein.

Questions about preprotein

What does preprotein mean?
Preprotein means a polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties.
What part of speech is preprotein?
Preprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of preprotein?
The plural of preprotein is preproteins.

Words near preprotein in the dictionary

  1. preprosthetic
  2. preprotachykinin
  3. preprotachykinins
  4. preprotease
  5. preproteases
  6. preprotein
  7. preproteins
  8. preprothrombin
  9. preprothyrotropin
  10. preprotocol
  11. preprotocols

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