Protein
//ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn//
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The word "protein" can be used as a noun.
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Bence Jones protein C-reactive protein ERM protein family G protein G-protein GTP-binding protein Rieske protein S-protein SUMO protein acute-phase protein alloprotein animal protein factor apoprotein azoprotein bioprotein bone morphogenetic protein cI protein calciprotein carrier protein cerebroprotein checkpoint protein chondroprotein chromoprotein cobaltoprotein complement protein complete protein conjugated protein corticoprotein cryoprotein cuproprotein cystoprotein cytoprotein deproteinate dyslipoproteinaemia dysproteinaemia dysproteinemia ectoprotein exoprotein extrinsic protein ferroprotein fetoprotein flavoprotein fluoroprotein fusion protein galactoprotein glial fibrillary acidic protein glycoprotein green fluorescent protein heat shock protein hemeprotein hemiprotein hepatoprotein heteroprotein holoprotein homeoprotein homoprotein human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity hydrolyzed vegetable protein hypoproteinuria immunoprotein integral membrane protein interprotein intraprotein intrinsic protein iron-sulfur protein iron-sulphur protein isoprotein lactoprotein leaf protein leaf protein concentrate lipoprotein lymphoprotein macroprotein mannoprotein matrix protein megaprotein melanoprotein membrane protein metalloprotein metaprotein microprotein miniprotein molybdoprotein motor protein mucoprotein multiprotein mutant protein mutein mycoprotein myelin protein zero myoprotein naked protein nascent protein neuroprotein nitroprotein nitrosoprotein nonprotein normoprotein normoproteinemia normoproteinuria nucleoprotein oncoprotein paraprotein peripheral membrane protein phosphoprotein photoprotein phytoprotein plasma protein pneumoprotein polyprotein preprotein prion protein pro-protein proats proffee proprotein protease proteide protein C protein binder protein chain protein complex protein domain protein isolate protein kinase protein phosphorylation protein powder protein shake protein sorting protein subunit proteinaceous proteinase proteinate proteinemia proteinic proteinless proteinlike proteinogenesis proteinogenic proteinogram proteinoid proteinomics proteinomimetic proteinopathy proteinoplast proteinosis proteinous proteinuria proteome proteomics proteose protomer protose pseudoprotein quinohaemoprotein quinoprotein retinoblastoma protein riboprotein scaffold protein scleroprotein selenoprotein seroprotein single-strand binding protein spike protein storage protein superprotein tau protein textured vegetable protein transmembrane protein transport protein transprotein vanadium-associated protein xanthoprotein xenoprotein xylosylprotein
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