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proteinaceous Definition

pro·tein·aceous (pro′tē nā′s̸həs, -tē ə nā′-)

adjective

of, having to do with, or resembling protein

proteinaceous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • particle: A prion has been defined as " small proteinaceous infectious particles which resist inactivation by procedures that modify nucleic acids " .
  • material: It works by adsorbing proteinaceous materials onto its surface.
  • layer: The pyrenoid structure remains elusive, whether formed from a starch sheath and/or proteinaceous layer, and there are as yet few molecular markers.
  • inhibitor: Ethylene evolution in marine algae and a proteinaceous inhibitor of ethylene biosynthesis from red alga.