Megaprotein

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely large protein.

    "The protein known as human exosome complex, for example, includes several globular proteins, each more than 200 amino acids in length, which come together to make the larger megaprotein molecule."

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"The protein known as human exosome complex, for example, includes several globular proteins, each more than 200 amino acids in length, which come together to make the larger megaprotein molecule."

Etymology

From mega- + protein.

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