proteína

Definitions of proteína
  1. noun
    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
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    gluten
    a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
    aleurona
    granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
    enzima
    any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
    fibrina
    a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
    fosfoproteína
    containing chemically bound phosphoric acid
    anticuerpo
    any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
    albúmina
    a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
    caseína
    a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
    amilasa
    any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
    coagulasa
    an enzyme that induces coagulation
    catalasa
    enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
    tiroglobulina
    an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
    pepsina
    an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
    peptidasa, proteasa
    any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
    quimosina, renina
    an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
    globulina
    a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
    gammaglobulina
    a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
    globina
    a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
    escleroproteína
    a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
    precipitina
    an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
    antitoxina
    an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
    aglutinina
    an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
    inmunoglobulina
    a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
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