proteinaceous

(adjective)

of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein

Related Terms

Examples of proteinaceous in the following topics:

  • Carboxysomes

    • They are proteinaceous structures resembling phage heads in their morphology; they contain the enzymes of carbon dioxide fixation in these organisms.

  • Asbestos-Related Diseases

    • This mass can be seen microscopically, with the asbestos fiber layered by an iron-containing proteinaceous material (psammoma body).

  • Non-Spore-Forming Firmicutes

    • Proteinaceous bacteriocins are produced by several LAB strains and provide an additional hurdle for spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.

  • Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: Pox Viruses

    • The most abundant and simplest infectious form of the poxvirus particle, the mature virion (MV), consists of the viral DNA genome encased in a proteinaceous core and an outer lipoprotein membrane with approximately 60 and 25 associated viral proteins, respectively.

  • Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: Herpesviruses

    • At the core of its icosahedral proteinaceous capsid, the HSV contains a double-stranded DNA linear genome.

  • Prions and Viroids

    • Prions, so-called because they are proteinaceous, are infectious particles, smaller than viruses, that contain no nucleic acids (neither DNA nor RNA).