tubulin

English

Etymology

From tubul- +‎ -in.

Noun

tubulin (plural tubulins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.
2. (biochemistry) Specifically, the dimer of α-tubulin and β-tubulin.
   • 1975, E. M. F. De Robertis et al., Cell Biology‎^[1], →ISBN, page 690:

     The protein tubulin is composed of dimers of 110000 to 120000 daltons.

Derived terms

• myotubulin

Translations

proteins used as the material for microtubules

• Finnish: tubuliini
• French: tubuline (fr)
• Italian: tubulina (it)
• Portuguese: tubulina
• Spanish: tubulina
• Swedish: tubulin (sv)

Anagrams

• Bintulu, unbuilt