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protamin

protamin is the alternative form of protamine.

Meaning of protamine

Noun

protamine (plural protamines)

  1. Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).

Forms of protamin

pluralprotamins

Questions about protamin

What is protamin the alternative form of?
Protamin is the alternative form of protamine.

Words near protamin in the dictionary

  1. Protagorian
  2. protagrypnine
  3. protagrypnines
  4. protags
  5. protamer
  6. protamin
  7. protaminase
  8. protaminate
  9. protaminated
  10. protaminates
  11. protaminating

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