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