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Definitions of protein:
  • noun:   any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
    Example: "A diet high in protein"




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cell protein amino-acid-synthesis transcription prokaryote eukaryote polymer biochemistry metabolic-pathway glucose messenger-rna genetic-code genome dna sense-molecular-biology coactivator rna-polymerase cytoplasm ribosome peptide amino-acid transfer-rna initiation-factor release-factor antibiotic anisomycin cycloheximide chloramphenicol tetracycline streptomycin erythromycin puromycin posttranslational-modification secondary-structure tertiary-structure disulfide-bond functional-group acetate phosphate lipid carbohydrate enzyme cistron-2 operon lac-operon primary-structure proteolysis racemization n-terminus acetylation formylation pyroglutamic-acid methylation glycation myristoylation c-terminus amide glycophosphatidylinositol ubiquitin sumo-protein lysine acylation-2 hydroxylation desmosine adp-ribosylation deamination oxidative-deamination cysteine prenylation palmitoylation serine threonine phosphorylation glycosylation histidine-ammonia-lyase tyrosine porphyrin flavin green-fluorescent-protein asparagine deamidation aspartic-acid glutamine transglutaminase glutamic-acid carboxylation-2 polyglutamylation polyglycylation arginine citrullination proline post-transcriptional-modification regulation-of-gene-expression proteome-2 proteasome list-of-types-of-proteins list-of-proteins membrane-protein globin globulin