PKZILLA

P3K5Z10I1L1L1A1

noun

Prymnesin, a family of proteins.

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Meanings

nounPKZILLA (countable and uncountable, plural PKZILLAs)

plural PKZILLAs

  1. countableuncountablePrymnesin, a family of proteins.
  2. countableuncountableAny protein in this family.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
polyketide synthase
Narrower
PKZILLA-1PKZILLA-2

Origin

From Initialism of poly- + ketide + -zilla. From being a very large polyketide synthase enzyme. At the time of discovery, PKZILLA-1, the first PKZILLA discovered, discovered in Prymnesium parvum, became the largest protein known, greatly exceeding the size of the prior largest, titin.

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APA

PKZILLA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PKZILLA

MLA

“PKZILLA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PKZILLA. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PKZILLA,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PKZILLA.

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