apoprotein

English

Etymology

From apo- +‎ protein.

Noun

apoprotein (plural apoproteins)

1. (biochemistry) The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.

Hypernyms

• protein

Hyponyms

• apolipoprotein

Coordinate terms

• holoprotein
• cofactor
• prosthetic group
• enzyme

Derived terms

• apometalloprotein

Translations

polypeptide part

• Portuguese: apoproteína f
• Spanish: apoproteína f

Anagrams

• propionate