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ubiquitin

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Etymology

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From ubiquitous +‎ -in.[1]

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ubiquitin (plural ubiquitins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes, that play a part in modifying and degrading proteins.

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  1. ^ ubiquitin, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.