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phosphoprotein

American

[fos-foh-proh-teen, -tee-in] / ˌfɒs foʊˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.

phosphoprotein British

/ ˌfɒsfəˈprəʊtiːn /

noun

any of a group of conjugated proteins, esp casein, in which the protein molecule is bound to phosphoric acid

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phosphoprotein Scientific

/ fŏs′fō-prō′tēn′ /

Any of a group of proteins, such as casein, containing chemically bound phosphoric acid.

Etymology

Origin of phosphoprotein

First recorded in 1905–10; phospho- + protein

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Structural studies on the authentic mumps virus nucleocapsid showing uncoiling by the phosphoprotein.

From Nature ● Nov. 7, 2017

Phosphorus in meat occurs as phosphoprotein in the nucleoproteins of cell nuclei, and lecithoproteins in the brain and to a less extent in other tissues as phosphorized fats.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

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