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ribophorin

ribophorin noun: any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins located in the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but absent in the membrane of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Noun

ribophorin (plural ribophorins)

  1. Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins located in the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but absent in the membrane of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Forms of ribophorin

pluralribophorins

Questions about ribophorin

What does ribophorin mean?
Ribophorin means any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins located in the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but absent in the membrane of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
What part of speech is ribophorin?
Ribophorin is a noun.
What is the plural of ribophorin?
The plural of ribophorin is ribophorins.

Words near ribophorin in the dictionary

  1. ribonucleotoxins
  2. ribonulceoprotein
  3. ribooligonucleotide
  4. ribooligonucleotides
  5. ribophagy
  6. ribophorin
  7. ribophorins
  8. ribophosphate
  9. riboplasm
  10. riboplasms
  11. ribopolymer

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