Meanings
nounubiquitin (plural ubiquitins)
plural ubiquitins
- biochemistryAny of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes, that play a part in modifying and degrading proteins.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian убиквитин
- убиквитин (ubikvitin)small polypeptide
Chinese Mandarin 泛素
- 泛素 (fànsù)small polypeptide
French ubiquitine
- ubiquitinesmall polypeptide
Indonesian ubikitinasi
- ubikitinasismall polypeptide
Italian ubiquitina
- ubiquitinasmall polypeptide
Japanese ユビキチン
- ユビキチン (yubikichin)small polypeptide
Korean 유비퀴틴
- 유비퀴틴 (yubikwitin)small polypeptide
Latin ubiquitinum
- ubiquitinumsmall polypeptide
Persian یوبیکوتین
- یوبیکوتینsmall polypeptide
Spanish ubiquitina
- ubiquitinasmall polypeptide
Turkish ubikuitin
- ubikuitinsmall polypeptide
Cite this entry
APA
ubiquitin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ubiquitin
MLA
“ubiquitin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ubiquitin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ubiquitin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ubiquitin.
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