APOPROTEINS | • apoproteins n. Plural of apoprotein. • APOPROTEIN n. the protein component of a conjugated protein. |
FETOPROTEINS | • fetoproteins n. Plural of fetoprotein. • FETOPROTEIN n. any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions. |
HEMOPROTEINS | • hemoproteins n. Plural of hemoprotein. • HEMOPROTEIN n. a conjugated protein, such as hemoglobin or cytochrome, whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with iron, also HAEMOPROTEIN. |
LIPOPROTEINS | • lipoproteins n. Plural of lipoprotein. • LIPOPROTEIN n. a water-soluble protein found in the blood, which carries cholesterol. |
MUCOPROTEINS | • mucoproteins n. Plural of mucoprotein. • MUCOPROTEIN n. any of various complex conjugated proteins that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues. |
FLAVOPROTEINS | • flavoproteins n. Plural of flavoprotein. • FLAVOPROTEIN n. a protein which serves as an electron carrier in the electron transfer chain. |
GLUCOPROTEINS | • glucoproteins n. Plural of glucoprotein. • GLUCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLYCOPROTEIN. |
GLYCOPROTEINS | • glycoproteins n. Plural of glycoprotein. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
HAEMOPROTEINS | • haemoproteins n. Plural of haemoprotein. • HAEMOPROTEIN n. a conjugated protein, such as hemoglobin or cytochrome, whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with iron, also HEMOPROTEIN. |
LACTOPROTEINS | • lactoproteins n. Plural of lactoprotein. • LACTOPROTEIN n. any protein present in milk. |
CHROMOPROTEINS | • chromoproteins n. Plural of chromoprotein. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
NUCLEOPROTEINS | • nucleoproteins n. Plural of nucleoprotein. • NUCLEOPROTEIN n. a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes. |
SCLEROPROTEINS | • scleroproteins n. Plural of scleroprotein. • SCLEROPROTEIN n. a large class of proteins found in skeletal and connective tissue. |
APOLIPOPROTEINS | • apolipoproteins n. Plural of apolipoprotein. • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
PHOSPHOPROTEINS | • phosphoproteins n. Plural of phosphoprotein. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |