COMPOUND PROTEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does compound protein mean? 

• COMPOUND PROTEIN (noun)
  The noun COMPOUND PROTEIN has 1 sense:

1. a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances

  Familiarity information: COMPOUND PROTEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPOUND PROTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein complex combining amino acids with other substances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

compound protein; conjugated protein

Hypernyms ("compound protein" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compound protein"):

glycoprotein (a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component)

haemoprotein; hemoprotein (a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin)

lipoprotein (a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood)