Proteohormone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Proteohormone is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any protein that acts as a hormone.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any protein that acts as a hormone.
Example Sentences
RbST is a proteohormone that can be used to increase milk production, but its administration is illegal in the EU [16 ] and of consumer’s concern in the USA. To detect rbST abuse, it has been shown that rbST-dependent protein biomarkers in serum and milk of dairy cows can be monitored, but levels are typically low (10 ng mL -1 range) [17 –19 ].
Word Forms
- proteohormones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prohormone, hormone, prehormone, polyprotein, proteid, proteide.
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