Polyprotein is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Polyprotein meaning
Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones
Using Polyprotein
- The main meaning on this page is: Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones
Context around Polyprotein
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyprotein
- In this selection, "polyprotein" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, viral and processing stand out and add context to how "polyprotein" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and viral polyprotein processing such and as a polyprotein that requires. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyprotein" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyprotein
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Blood clotting (such as thrombin ) and viral polyprotein processing (such as TEV protease ) requires this level of specificity in order to achieve precise cleavage events. (25 words)
Cleavage of polyproteins Some proteins and most eukaryotic polypeptide hormones are synthesized as a large precursor polypeptide known as a polyprotein that requires proteolytic cleavage into individual smaller polypeptide chains. (30 words)
Cleavage of polyproteins Some proteins and most eukaryotic polypeptide hormones are synthesized as a large precursor polypeptide known as a polyprotein that requires proteolytic cleavage into individual smaller polypeptide chains. (30 words)
Blood clotting (such as thrombin ) and viral polyprotein processing (such as TEV protease ) requires this level of specificity in order to achieve precise cleavage events. (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
Blood clotting (such as thrombin ) and viral polyprotein processing (such as TEV protease ) requires this level of specificity in order to achieve precise cleavage events.
Cleavage of polyproteins Some proteins and most eukaryotic polypeptide hormones are synthesized as a large precursor polypeptide known as a polyprotein that requires proteolytic cleavage into individual smaller polypeptide chains.