monotopic

Meanings

adjectivemonotopic (not comparable)

not comparableRelating to monotopism
not comparablebiochemistrythat interact with only one leaflet of the lipid bilayer
The fracture faces were free of particles, indicating that PDS-His 6 does not dip deeply into membranes, probably representing a monotopic membrane protein.
2015 July 6, “Phytoene Desaturase from Oryza sativa : Oligomeric Assembly, Membrane Association and Preliminary 3D-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
not comparablechemistryThat has only one site at which another compound can form a complex

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