Proprotein
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Proprotein is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.
Word Forms
- proproteins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proprotease, proconvertase, preproprotein, proenzyme, propeptidase, preprotein.
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