prolipoprotein
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Involved in the biosynthesis of lipoprotein
noun
The protein part of a lipoprotein, before lipid attachment
Example Sentences
- "Inactivation of the prolipoprotein diacylglycerol transferase (lgt) in ΔbgsA abrogated TNF-α induction by a ΔbgsA_lgt double mutant indicating that lipoproteins mediate increased activation of mouse macrophages by ΔbgsA."
Etymology
From pro- + lipoprotein.