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prolipoprotein

prolipoprotein adjective: involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein.

Adjective

prolipoprotein (not comparable)

  1. Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein
    • Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA.2015 July 15, “Enterococcus faecalis Glycolipids Modulate Lipoprotein-Content of the Bacterial Cell Membrane and Host Immune Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun

prolipoprotein (plural prolipoproteins)

  1. The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment

Forms of prolipoprotein

pluralprolipoproteins

Origin of prolipoprotein

From pro- + lipoprotein.

Questions about prolipoprotein

What does prolipoprotein mean?
Prolipoprotein means involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein.
What part of speech is prolipoprotein?
Prolipoprotein can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prolipoprotein in the dictionary

  1. prolines
  2. proling
  3. prolinol
  4. prolintane
  5. prolipogenic
  6. prolipoprotein
  7. prolipoproteins
  8. proliposomal
  9. proliposome
  10. proliposomes
  11. proliquor

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