calmodulin

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noun

A calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells

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Meanings

nouncalmodulin (countable and uncountable, plural calmodulins)

plural calmodulins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA calcium-binding protein found in all nucleated cells

    Two distinct anti-allergic drugs, amlexanox and cromolyn, bind to the same kinds of calcium binding proteins, except calmodulin, in bovine lung extract.

    2006, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Translations

Spanish calmodulina
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