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tetrabrachion

tetrabrachion noun: a highly thermostable surface protein, of unusual structure, isolated from an archaebacterium.

Noun

tetrabrachion (plural tetrabrachions)

  1. A highly thermostable surface protein, of unusual structure, isolated from an archaebacterium.
    • The cytoplasmic (CD), tetramerization (TM) and stalk domains of the WT NA were replaced by an Ig-k secretion sequence, a 6xHis-tag, and a tetrabrachion domain for protein tetramerization.2015 August 18, “Expression and Characterization of Recombinant, Tetrameric and Enzymatically Active Influenza Neuraminidase for the Setup of an Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Based Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of tetrabrachion

pluraltetrabrachions

Questions about tetrabrachion

What does tetrabrachion mean?
Tetrabrachion means a highly thermostable surface protein, of unusual structure, isolated from an archaebacterium.
What part of speech is tetrabrachion?
Tetrabrachion is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrabrachion?
The plural of tetrabrachion is tetrabrachions.

Words near tetrabrachion in the dictionary

  1. tetraborides
  2. tetraborohydride
  3. tetraborohydrides
  4. tetraboron
  5. tetrabrach
  6. tetrabrachion
  7. tetrabrachions
  8. tetrabranch
  9. tetrabranchiate
  10. tetrabranchiates
  11. tetrabranchs

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