polyprotein
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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polyprotein
any polypeptide that, on cleavage, gives rise to two or more biologically active proteins, e.g. proopiomelanocortin.
| polyprenyl, polyprenol, polyploid | |
| polyribonucleotide, polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase, polyribosome |
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