PROTAMINE


Meaning of PROTAMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-tə-ˌmēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot- + amine

Date: 1874

: any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (as fish)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.