Protein

See also: protein

German

Etymology

Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), with a suffix derived from Latin -īnus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Protein n (strong, genitive Proteins, plural Proteine)

1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein

   Synonym: Eiweiß

   Proteine sind ein lebensnotwendiger Bestandteil aller Zellen.

   Proteins are a vital component of all cells.

Declension

Declension of Protein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Protein	die	Proteine
genitive	eines	des	Proteins	der	Proteine
dative	einem	dem	Protein	den	Proteinen
accusative	ein	das	Protein	die	Proteine

Hyponyms

• Glykoprotein, Membranprotein, Plasmaprotein, Selenoprotein, Serumprotein, Spikeprotein, Strukturprotein

Related terms

• Proteinbindungsdomäne
• Proteindomäne
• Proteinfällung
• Proteinmolekül
• Proteinsynthese

 

Further reading

• “Protein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Protein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Protein” in Duden online