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saposin

saposin noun: any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.

Noun

saposin (plural saposins)

  1. Any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.

Forms of saposin

pluralsaposins

Origin of saposin

From sphingolipid activator protein, + -in.

Words formed from saposin

Questions about saposin

What does saposin mean?
Saposin means any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.
What part of speech is saposin?
Saposin is a noun.
What is the plural of saposin?
The plural of saposin is saposins.

Words near saposin in the dictionary

  1. Saporogue
  2. Saporogues
  3. saporosity
  4. saporous
  5. sapors
  6. saposin
  7. saposins
  8. sapota
  9. sapotaceous
  10. sapotas
  11. sapote

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