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preproteins

preproteins is the plural of preprotein.

Meaning of preprotein

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

Questions about preproteins

What is preproteins the plural of?
Preproteins is the plural of preprotein.

Words near preproteins in the dictionary

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

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