metalloprotein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a protein, such as haemoglobin or chlorophyll, that contains a metal atom as a cofactor

Word forms

metalloprotein metalloproteins

Etymology

From metallo- + protein.

Related words

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