Protein
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See also: protein
Etymology
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), with a suffix derived from Latin -īnus.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Protein n (strong, genitive Proteins, plural Proteine)
- (biochemistry, nutrition) protein
- Synonym: Eiweiß
Declension
Declension of Protein [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
- Glykoprotein, Membranprotein, Plasmaprotein, Selenoprotein, Serumprotein, Spikeprotein, Strukturprotein
Related terms
- Proteinbindungsdomäne
- Proteindomäne
- Proteinfällung
- Proteinmolekül
- Proteinsynthese
Further reading
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