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protamine
[ proh-tuh-meen, pro-tam-in ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
protamine
/ ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn /
noun
- any of a group of basic simple proteins that occur, in association with nucleic acids, in the sperm of some fish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of protamine1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of protamine1
C19: from German: see proto- , amine
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