Obestatin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obestatin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An oligopeptide sequence, present in ghrelin, that binds to a specific orphan receptor.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An oligopeptide sequence, present in ghrelin, that binds to a specific orphan receptor.
Word Forms
- obestatins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include osteostatin, enterostatin, neostatin, preproghrelin, gageostatin, ghrelin.
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