motor protein

noun

Any of a class of proteins that are able to move on a suitable substrate, being powered by the hydrolysis of ATP, and are involved in the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work.

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Meanings

nounmotor protein (countable and uncountable, plural motor proteins)

plural motor proteins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a class of proteins that are able to move on a suitable substrate, being powered by the hydrolysis of ATP, and are involved in the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work.
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