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ubistatin

ubistatin noun: any of a class of compounds that inhibit proteasome-dependent degradation of proteins by binding the ubiquitin chain.

Noun

ubistatin (plural ubistatins)

  1. Any of a class of compounds that inhibit proteasome-dependent degradation of proteins by binding the ubiquitin chain.

Forms of ubistatin

pluralubistatins

Origin of ubistatin

Blend of ubiquitin + statin.

Questions about ubistatin

What does ubistatin mean?
Ubistatin means any of a class of compounds that inhibit proteasome-dependent degradation of proteins by binding the ubiquitin chain.
What part of speech is ubistatin?
Ubistatin is a noun.
What is the plural of ubistatin?
The plural of ubistatin is ubistatins.

Words near ubistatin in the dictionary

  1. ubiquitylates
  2. ubiquitylating
  3. ubiquitylation
  4. ubisemiquinone
  5. ubisindine
  6. ubistatin
  7. ubistatins
  8. ublituximab
  9. UBO
  10. Ubon Ratchathani
  11. UBOs

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