ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nucleoprotein

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nucleoprotein is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein.

Meaning

(biochemistry) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein.

Example Sentences

Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nucleophosphoprotein, nucleohistone, nucleolipid, nucleocomplex, nucleoalbumin, nucleoriboprotein.

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