protein

IPA: prˈoʊtin

(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
(nutrition, countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.

Examples of "protein" in Sentences

The biological properties of the protein is thereby altered.
A faulty beta-globin protein is made, leading to severe anemia.
We are already developing leguminous plants for what we call protein banks.
They are remarkable high in protein, which is provided at a much higher efficiency rate than beef.
Under the term protein are included the principal nitrogenous compounds which make bone, muscle and other material.
Unfortunately, this protein is an obligate tetramer, making it less suitable fur use as an epitope tag than PA-GFP.
It means that phosphate groups are coupled to a protein in such a way that the form and function of the protein is altered.
When this protein is activated, it and another protein, calcineurin, trigger the physical changes that muscle cells undergo after intense exercise.
Although the fluorescence emission spectrum of this protein is adequate for separation from DsRed, it tends to co-aggregate with DsRed and is far less bright.