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toponome

toponome noun: the spatial network code of biomolecules, particularly proteins in living cells and tissues.

Noun

toponome (plural toponomes)

  1. The spatial network code of biomolecules, particularly proteins in living cells and tissues.
    • Thereby, it addresses higher level order in a proteome, referred to as the toponome, coding cell functions by topologically and timely determined webs of interacting proteins.2003 2003, Walter Shubert, “Topological Proteomics, Toponomics, MELK-Technology”, in Proteomics of Microorganisms, page 189

Forms of toponome

pluraltoponomes

Origin of toponome

From topo- + genome. The name was invented by Walter Schubert in 2003.

Questions about toponome

What does toponome mean?
Toponome means the spatial network code of biomolecules, particularly proteins in living cells and tissues.
What part of speech is toponome?
Toponome is a noun.
What is the plural of toponome?
The plural of toponome is toponomes.

Words near toponome in the dictionary

  1. toponia
  2. toponium
  3. toponiums
  4. toponomastic
  5. toponomastics
  6. toponome
  7. toponomes
  8. toponomic
  9. toponomics
  10. toponomies
  11. toponomist

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