metalloprotein

See also: Metalloprotein

English

Etymology

From metallo- + protein.

Noun

metalloprotein (plural metalloproteins)

  1. (biochemistry) a protein, such as haemoglobin or chlorophyll, that contains a metal atom as a cofactor

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