apoprotein
nounEtymology From apo- + protein.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.
- Derived terms
- apometalloprotein
- Hypernyms
- protein
- Hyponyms
- apolipoprotein
- Coordinate terms
- holoprotein, cofactor, prosthetic group, enzyme