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protein binder

protein binder noun: a biological research reagent which binds to a specific target protein.

Noun

protein binder (plural protein binders)

  1. (molecular biology) a biological research reagent which binds to a specific target protein
    • Protein binders — reagents such as antibodies that bind a specific target protein — have a reach both deep and wide in biological research.2015, "Protein binder woes" (editorial), Nature Methods, 12(5): 373.

Forms of protein binder

pluralprotein binders

Questions about protein binder

What does protein binder mean?
Protein binder means a biological research reagent which binds to a specific target protein.
What part of speech is protein binder?
Protein binder is a noun.
What is the plural of protein binder?
The plural of protein binder is protein binders.

Words near protein binder in the dictionary

  1. proteids
  2. proteiform
  3. protein
  4. protein bar
  5. protein bars
  6. protein binder
  7. protein binders
  8. protein C
  9. protein chain
  10. protein chains
  11. protein complex

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