Proteoliposome

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A liposome into which one or more proteins have been inserted, usually by artificial means

    "The loading of proteins into a proteoliposome is accomplished by adding the chemicals to the buffer at the time the protein is added."

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"The loading of proteins into a proteoliposome is accomplished by adding the chemicals to the buffer at the time the protein is added."

Etymology

From proteo- + liposome.

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