megaprotein

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mega- +‎ protein.

Noun[edit]

megaprotein (plural megaproteins)

  1. (biochemistry) An extremely large protein.
    • 2019, Kimberley Waldron, “Protein: The Most Critical Nutrient”, in 21st Century Chemistry, second edition, New York, N.Y.: W. H. Freeman, →ISBN, page 422:
      The protein known as human exosome complex, for example, includes several globular proteins, each more than 200 amino acids in length, which come together to make the larger megaprotein molecule.
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