Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mutein
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein with an altered amino acid sequence.

Example Sentences

"Isoelectric focusing (IEF) of the muteins under nondenaturing conditions confirmed this prediction (19)."
"All of the muteins exhibited the expected apparent molecular weight of around 25 kDa."

Etymology

Blend of mutate + protein.

Inflected Forms

muteins (plural)

Questions

What does mutein mean?: A protein with an altered amino acid sequence.
Where does mutein come from?: Blend of mutate + protein.

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