tropomyosin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn”, noun) +‎ myosin.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹəʊ.pəʊˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/, /ˌtɹəʊ.pəˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/, /ˌtɹoʊ.pəˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/

Noun

tropomyosin (plural tropomyosins)

(biochemistry) A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

Derived terms

troponin

Translations

biochemistry: protein involved in muscle contraction

French: tropomyosine f
Galician: tropomiosina f
German: Tropomyosin n
Indonesian: tropomiosin
Italian: tropomiosina (it) f
Japanese: トロポミオシン (toropomioshin)
Polish: tropomiozyna
Portuguese: tropomiosina f
Russian: тропомиози́н (ru) m (tropomiozín)
Spanish: tropomiosina f
Swedish: tropomyosin (sv) n
Vietnamese: tropomyosin (vi)

References

“tropomyosin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“tropomyosin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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