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proteoliposome

proteoliposome noun: a liposome into which one or more proteins have been inserted, usually by artificial means.

Noun

proteoliposome (plural proteoliposomes)

  1. A liposome into which one or more proteins have been inserted, usually by artificial means
    • The loading of proteins into a proteoliposome is accomplished by adding the chemicals to the buffer at the time the protein is added.2005, Larry Barton, Structural and Functional Relationships in Prokaryotes, page 76

Forms of proteoliposome

pluralproteoliposomes

Origin of proteoliposome

From proteo- + liposome.

Words formed from proteoliposome

Questions about proteoliposome

What does proteoliposome mean?
Proteoliposome means a liposome into which one or more proteins have been inserted, usually by artificial means.
What part of speech is proteoliposome?
Proteoliposome is a noun.
What is the plural of proteoliposome?
The plural of proteoliposome is proteoliposomes.

Words near proteoliposome in the dictionary

  1. proteolipidic
  2. proteolipids
  3. proteolipoprotein
  4. proteolipoproteins
  5. proteoliposomal
  6. proteoliposome
  7. proteoliposomes
  8. proteolyse
  9. proteolysed
  10. proteolyses
  11. proteolysing

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