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protomer

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protomer [′prōd·ə·mər]
(biochemistry)
One of the polypeptide chains composing an oligomeric protein. Also known as subunit.


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Crystal packaging and biochemical characteristics suggest that these proteins form hexameric units that may well represent protomers in the carboxysome assembly pathway.
The secreted mature toxin, or protomer, is a hydrophilic molecule that lacks cysteine residues and has a molecular mass of approximately 33 kDa (6-8).
 
 
 
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