nucleoprotein

nucleoprotein
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1907 a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes

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  • nucleoprotein — nucleoprotein. См. нуклеопротеин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • nucleoprotein — [no͞o΄klē ō prō′tēn, nyo͞o΄klē ō prō′tēn; no͞o΄klē ōprōt′ē in, nyo͞o΄klē ōprōt′ē in] n. [ NUCLEO + PROTEIN] any of a class of compound proteins consisting of nucleic acid linked to protein, found in the nuclei and surrounding cytoplasm of living… …   English World dictionary

  • Nucleoprotein — A nucleoprotein is any protein that is structurally associated with nucleic acid[1] (either DNA or RNA). Many viruses harness this protein, and they are known for being host specific. That is, they find it difficult to infect species besides the… …   Wikipedia

  • nucleoprotein — nukleoproteinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Baltymų ir nukleorūgščių kompleksas. atitikmenys: angl. nucleoprotein rus. нуклеопротеин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • nucleoprotein — n. [L. dim. nucleus, kernel; Gr. proteios, primary] A compound of nucleic acid and protein …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • nucleoprotein — /nooh klee euh proh teen, tee in, nyooh /, n. Biochem. any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction. [1905 10; NUCLEO + PROTEIN]… …   Universalium

  • nucleoprotein — noun Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein …   Wiktionary

  • nucleoprotein — A complex of protein and nucleic acid, the form in which essentially all nucleic acid s exist in nature; chromosomes and viruses are largely n.. * * * nu·cleo·pro·tein .n(y)ü klē ō prō .tēn, prōt ē ən n a compound that consists of a protein (as a …   Medical dictionary

  • Nucleoprotein — ◆ Nu|cleo|pro|te|in 〈n. 11; Biochem.〉 = Nukleoprotein ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge nu|cl... kann in Fremdwörtern auch nuc|l... getrennt werden …   Universal-Lexikon

  • nucleoprotein — nuːklɪəʊ prəʊtɪːn / nju n. substance of protein and nucleic acid present in the nucleus of a cell (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

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