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"a diet high in protein"nounany of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumestype of:
Definition that contains protein
- virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
- liver large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- string a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- translation (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- translate determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
- soy the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
- serum an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
- folding the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
- enzyme any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
- actin one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form