proteasome

See also: protéasome

English

Alternative forms

proteosome

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) protease + -some

Noun

proteasome (plural proteasomes)

(biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
Synonym: prosome

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Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蛋白酶體／蛋白酶体 (dànbáiméitǐ)
Danish: proteasom n
French: protéasome (fr) m
Italian: proteasoma (it) m
Spanish: proteasoma m

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