protein body
31protein crystal — Crystalloid Crys tal*loid, n. 1. (Chem.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; opposed to colloid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) One of the microscopic particles… …
32body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the …
33protein equivalent — the protein content of a food plus the nonprotein content that can be converted into protein in the animal body …
34body cell mass — the total weight of the cells of the body, including the cell nucleus, cytoplasm, water, salt, protein, and surrounding membrane, but excluding extracellular water and extracellular solids such as collagen, elastin, and bone matrix, constituting… …
35protein — Proteid Pro te*id, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.) an older, imprecise term replaced by {{protein}}. Note: Defined in the 1913 Webster as One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of… …
36protein — [19] The word protein was coined (as French protéine) by the Dutch chemist Mulder in the late 1830s. He based it on late Greek prōteios ‘primary’, a derivative of Greek prótos ‘first’ (see PROTOZOA), the notion being that proteins were substances …
37protein — [19] The word protein was coined (as French protéine) by the Dutch chemist Mulder in the late 1830s. He based it on late Greek prōteios ‘primary’, a derivative of Greek prótos ‘first’ (see PROTOZOA), the notion being that proteins were substances …
38protein — A molecule made up of amino acids that are needed for the body to function properly. Proteins are the basis of body structures such as skin and hair and of substances such as enzymes, cytokines, and antibodies …
39Protein Function in Cell Membranes — “Function of proteins in the cell membrane”Since 1972 the ‘Fluid Mosaic Model’ has been used to describe the structure of the cell membrane. This model consists of a phospholipids bi layer and a variety of proteins spread throughout the membrane… …
40protein — pro|tein W2 [ˈprəuti:n US ˈprou ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: protéine, from Greek protos first ] one of several natural substances that exist in food such as meat, eggs, and beans, and which your body needs in order to grow… …
