metallochaperone

noun

Any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors

OriginEnglish chaperone ← Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon) →
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Meanings

nounmetallochaperone (plural metallochaperones)

plural metallochaperones

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Englishchaperone
  4. Englishmetallochaperone

From metallo- + chaperone.

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

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

Chicago

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