prostamide
The ethanolamide of a prostaglandin

prostamides
plural of prostamide

prostanoid
Any of the prostaglandins and related compounds

prostanoids
plural of prostanoid

prostein
A protein that is expressed in the cytoplasm of benign and malignant prostate cells

prostenoid
Misspelling of prostanoid.

prostheses
plural of prosthesis

prosthesis
An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
Prothesis.

prostratin
A phorbol that acts as an activator for a protein kinase.

protactinium
A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

protagon
A supposed crystalline molecule that forms the brain. The idea was proposed by Matthias Eugen Oscar Liebreich and Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum later disproved it, showing that the brain contains various lipids.

protagons
plural of protagon

protamer
Misspelling of protomer.

protamin
Alternative form of protamine.

protaminase
lysine carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase B

protamine
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 (such as fish).

protamines
plural of protamine

protamins
plural of protamin

protealide
A complex of proteasome inhibitors and omuralide

protealides
plural of protealide

proteamine
Misspelling of protamine.

protease
An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.

proteases
plural of protease

protegrin
Any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity

protegrins
plural of protegrin

proteide
A compound consisting of a protein bound to another non-protein molecule.

proteinase
protease

proteinases
plural of proteinase

proteinogenesis
The biosynthesis of proteins.

proteinogram
A graphical representation of the proteins present in a sample

proteinograms
plural of proteinogram

proteinoid
A polypeptide formed abiotically from by heating a mixture of amino acids

proteinoids
plural of proteinoid

proteinomics
The identification of the totality of the proteins in an organism

proteinomimetics
plural of proteinomimetic

proteinopathies
plural of proteinopathy

proteinopathy
Any disease (especially a neurodegenerative disease) caused by a malformed protein.

proteinosis
Amy of several diseases characterised by the buildup of protein (typically lipoprotein)

proteoaminoglycan
A proteoglycan composed of aminosugar moieties

proteoaminoglycans
plural of proteoaminoglycan

proteoastasis
Misspelling of proteostasis.

proteochemometrics
The chemometrics of proteins

proteoform
A specific molecular form of a protein product arising from a specific gene.
Any of a group of related protein molecules arising from all combinatorial sources of variation giving rise to products arising from a single gene. These include products differing due to genetic variation, alternatively spliced RNA, transcripts, and post-translational modifications.

proteoforms
plural of proteoform

proteoglucan
Any proteoglycan in which the sugar moiety is glucose

proteoglucans
plural of proteoglucan

proteoglycanase
stromelysin

proteoglycanases
plural of proteoglycanase

proteoglycolipid
A proteolipid formed from a glycolipid

proteoglycolipids
plural of proteoglycolipid

proteohydrolysis
The decomposition of proteins by hydrolysis.

proteolipid
Any lipoprotein that is soluble in lipids

proteolipids
plural of proteolipid

proteolipoprotein
Synonym of proteolipid.

proteolipoproteins
plural of proteolipoprotein

proteoliposome
A liposome into which one or more proteins have been inserted, usually by artificial means

proteoliposomes
plural of proteoliposome

proteome
The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.

proteomes
plural of proteome

proteometabolism
The metabolism of proteins

proteomicelle
A simple micelle (formed from protein and detergent) thought to be the precursor of biological cells

proteomicelles
plural of proteomicelle

proteomics
The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.

proteonomics
proteomics

proteopathies
plural of proteopathy

proteopathy
Any disease caused by a misfolded (or otherwise abnormal) protein

proteophoresis
chemophoresis by means of proteins

proteoplast
A proteinoplast.

proteoplasts
plural of proteoplast

proteopolymersome
A polymersome containing lipoprotein

proteopolymersomes
plural of proteopolymersome

proteorhodopsin
Any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.

proteorhodopsins
plural of proteorhodopsin

proteose
A mixture of peptides produced by the hydrolysis of proteins.

proteoses
plural of proteose

proteostasis
eukaryotic protein homeostasis

proteotoxicities
plural of proteotoxicity

proteotoxicity
Any impairment of cell function caused by misfolding of a protein.

proteotoxin
A protein that produces proteotoxicity

proteotoxins
plural of proteotoxin

prothese
Alternative form of prosthesis (artificial body part replacement)

prothrombinogen
Synonym of proconvertin.

prothrombokinase
Synonym of proconvertin.

prothyl
Alternative form of protyle.

prothyle
Alternative form of protyle.

prothymocyte
A precursor of a thymocyte

prothymocytes
plural of prothymocyte

prothymosin
Any precursor of a thymosin polypeptide

prothymosins
plural of prothymosin

prothyrocyte
The precursor of a differentiated thyrocyte

prothyrocytes
plural of prothyrocyte

protiodide
An iodide containing a lower proportion of iodine than any other iodide of the same substance or series.

protiodides
plural of protiodide

protoactinium
Dated form of protactinium.

protoapigenone
A flavonoid that induces apoptosis

protoatmosphere
The gaseous components of a protoplanet

protoatmospheres
plural of protoatmosphere

protoberberine
Any of several alkaloids related to berberine

protoberberines
plural of protoberberine

protobiont
An aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cells

protobionts
plural of protobiont

protobromide
Any of a series of bromides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of bromine per molecule

protobromides
plural of protobromide

protocarbide
Any of a series of carbides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of carbon per molecule

protocarbides
plural of protocarbide

protocell
A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life

protocells
plural of protocell

protoceratine
Synonym of protokeratin.
Any fossil protoceratid of the subfamily Protoceratinae

protoceratines
plural of protoceratine

protochelin
A tris(catecholamide) siderophore present in the bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii

protochemistry
The chemistry of protons.
The early study of chemistry, before it became a rigorous established discipline.

protochloride
Any of a series of chlorides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of chlorine per molecule

protochlorides
plural of protochloride

protochlorophilide
Misspelling of protochlorophyllide.

protochlorophyll
A pigment that is converted to chlorophyll by the action of light

protochlorophyllide
Any of several fluorescent pigments that are converted to chlorophyll by photoconversion.

protochlorophyllides
plural of protochlorophyllide

protochlorophylline
A product of reduction of the green principle of chlorophyll.

protocoatomer
A protein structure that develops into a coatomer

protocoatomers
plural of protocoatomer

protocyanide
Any of a series of cyanides of a particular metal that has the fewest cyanide groups per molecule

protocyanides
plural of protocyanide

protodeauration
The activation of a gold-carbon bond prior to a deauration of an organic compound

protodeaurations
plural of protodeauration