metallothioprotein

noun

Any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue

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Meanings

nounmetallothioprotein (plural metallothioproteins)

plural metallothioproteins

  1. biochemistryAny protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue
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