Oligohistidine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An oligomer of histidine

    "For example, attachment of oligohistidine tags to the periplasmic termini of membrane proteins often interferes with folding and drastically impairs expression in Escherichia coli."

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"For example, attachment of oligohistidine tags to the periplasmic termini of membrane proteins often interferes with folding and drastically impairs expression in Escherichia coli."

Etymology

From oligo- + histidine.

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