Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

membrane protein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: mem-brane pro-tein
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein that is associated with a biological membrane; association typically refers to either the ability to copurify membrane lipids with said protein or the ability to visualize a physical association in situ.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/ Associated with each membrane is a set of membrane proteins that enables the membrane to carry out its distinctive activities."
"Membrane proteins, such as receptors, ion channels, and transporters, comprise nearly 30% of all proteins in eukaryotic cells."

Usage

Inflected Forms

membrane proteins (plural)

Phrases

integral membrane protein peripheral membrane protein

Questions

What does membrane protein mean?: A protein that is associated with a biological membrane; association typically refers to either the ability to copurify membrane lipids with said protein or the ability to visualize a physical association in situ.

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