mutein

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noun

A protein with an altered amino acid sequence.

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Meanings

nounmutein (plural muteins)

plural muteins

  1. biochemistryA protein with an altered amino acid sequence.

    All of the muteins exhibited the expected apparent molecular weight of around 25 kDa.

    1996, Protein & Peptide Letters - Aug 1996, page 237
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    Isoelectric focusing (IEF) of the muteins under nondenaturing conditions confirmed this prediction (19).

    1992, Tumor Necrosis Factors

Origin

Blend of mutate + protein.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mutein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutein

MLA

“mutein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutein.

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