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111flavoprotein — A compound protein possessing a flavin as prosthetic group. Cf.:flavoenzyme. * * * fla·vo·pro·tein .flāv ō prō .tēn, .flav , prōt ē ən n a dehydrogenase that contains a flavin and often a metal and plays a major role in biological oxidations * *… …
112glucoprotein — A glycoprotein in which the sugar is glucose. * * * glu·co·pro·tein .glü kō prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n GLYCOPROTEIN * * * glu·co·pro·tein (gloo″ko proґtēn) glycoprotein …
113glycoprotein — 1. One of a group of proteins containing covalently linked carbohydrates, among which the most important are the mucins, mucoid, and amyloid. 2. Sometimes restricted to proteins containing small amounts of carbohydrate, in contrast to mucoids or… …
114hematein — An oxidation product of hematoxylin. Baker acid h. an acidic solution of oxidized hematoxylin used on frozen sections for staining phospholipids. * * * he·ma·tein or chiefly Brit hae·ma·tein .hē mə tē ən, hē mə .tēn n a reddish br …
115lactoprotein — Any protein normally present in milk. * * * lac·to·pro·tein prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n any of the proteins in milk (as lactalbumin or lactoglobulin) * * * lac·to·pro·tein (lak″to proґtēn) a protein derived from milk …
116lecithoprotein — A conjugated protein, with lecithin as the prosthetic group. * * * lec·i·tho·pro·tein les ə thō prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n any of a class of compounds of lecithin or other phosphatide with protein * * * lec·i·tho·pro·tein (les″ĭ tho… …
117metalloflavoprotein — A protein containing a flavin entity and at least one metal ion. * * * me·tal·lo·fla·vo·pro·tein .flā vō prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n a flavoprotein that contains a metal * * * me·tal·lo·fla·vo·pro·tein (mə tal″o fla″vo proґtēn) a… …
118metalloprotein — A protein with a tightly bound metal ion or ions; e.g., hemoglobin. * * * me·tal·lo·pro·tein prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n a conjugated protein in which the prosthetic group is a metal * * * me·tal·lo·pro·tein (mĕ tal″o proґtēn) a protein …
119mucoprotein — General term for a protein polysaccharide complex, usually implying that the protein component is the major part of the complex, in contradistinction to mucopolysaccharide; mucoproteins include the α1 and α2 globulins of serum (and others).… …
120nucleoprotein — A complex of protein and nucleic acid, the form in which essentially all nucleic acid s exist in nature; chromosomes and viruses are largely n.. * * * nu·cleo·pro·tein .n(y)ü klē ō prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n a compound that consists of a protein (as a …
