"protein chain" meaning in All languages combined

See protein chain on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protein chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} protein chain (plural protein chains)
  1. (molecular biology) A linear sequence of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. Categories (topical): Molecular biology Synonyms: polypeptide chain
    Sense id: en-protein_chain-en-noun-E2JYpT6y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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