"proteasome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: proteasomes [plural]
Etymology: protease + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} proteasome (plural proteasomes)
  1. (biochemistry) A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis. Wikipedia link: proteasome Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: prosome, proteosome Derived forms: immunoproteasome, proteasomal, proteasomic, spermatoproteasome Translations (Translations): 蛋白酶體 (Chinese Mandarin), 蛋白酶体 (dànbáiméitǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), proteasom [neuter] (Danish), protéasome [masculine] (French), proteasoma [masculine] (Italian), proteasoma [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-proteasome-en-noun-rZ6ox117 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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