(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.

plural of protein

proteinaceous

proteinaceous

(organic chemistry) An anion derived from a protein. / (chemistry) Any metal salt derived from a protein.

plural of proteinate

A repressor found in λ phage (a bacteriophage that particularly infects the human digestive bacteria, E. coli) which turns off genetic transcription at the phage's L and R promoters, and thus prevents multiple phages from infecting a single host.

(biochemistry) A protein whose inactivation by mutation leads to the formation of retinoblastomas.

(biochemistry) Any protein that forms assemblies with others, especially those that form multimers or oligomers.

Alternative spelling of G protein