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proprotein

proprotein noun: any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.

Noun

proprotein (plural proproteins)

  1. Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.

Forms of proprotein

pluralproproteins

Origin of proprotein

From pro- + protein.

Questions about proprotein

What does proprotein mean?
Proprotein means any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.
What part of speech is proprotein?
Proprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of proprotein?
The plural of proprotein is proproteins.

Words near proprotein in the dictionary

  1. proprofit
  2. proprohibition
  3. proproliferative
  4. proprotease
  5. proproteases
  6. proprotein
  7. proproteins
  8. proprotor
  9. proprotors
  10. proprovincial
  11. proprs.

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