SIMPLE PROTEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does simple protein mean? 

• SIMPLE PROTEIN (noun)
  The noun SIMPLE PROTEIN has 1 sense:

1. a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed

  Familiarity information: SIMPLE PROTEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIMPLE PROTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("simple protein" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simple protein"):

actin (one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form)

albumen; albumin (a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids)

globulin (a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed)

globin; haematohiston; hematohiston (a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells)

glutelin (a simple protein found in the seeds of cereals)

histone (a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids)

prolamine (a simple protein found in plants)

protamine (a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin)

albuminoid; scleroprotein (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)