Definition of
Protein
- (noun, substance) any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
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Alternate forms of Protein
Derivations: proteinaceous
Hyponyms: actomyosin, aleurone, amyloid, antibody, apoenzyme, capsid, compound protein, conjugated protein, cytokine, enzyme, ferritin, fibrin, filaggrin, gluten, growth factor, haptoglobin, iodinated protein, iodoprotein, nucleoprotein, opsin, phosphoprotein, plasma protein, prostate specific antigen, proteome, psa, recombinant protein, simple protein
Hypernyms: macromolecule, supermolecule
Origin of the word Protein
- 1844, from Fr. prot?ine, coined 1838 by Du. chemist Gerhard Johan Mulder (1802-1880), perhaps on suggestion of Berzelius, from Gk. proteios "the first quality," from protos "first." Originally a theoretical substance thought to be essential to life, the modern use is from Ger. Protein, borrowed in Eng. 1907.
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