subunit |
fractional monetary unit: a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
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subunit |
In structural biology, a protein subunit or subunit protein is a single protein molecule that assembles (or "coassembles") with other protein molecules to form a multimeric or oligomeric protein. Many naturally occurring proteins and enzymes are multimeric. Examples include hemoglobin, ion channels, DNA polymerase, nucleosomes and microtubules. The subunits of a multimeric protein may be identical, homologous or totally dissimilar and dedicated to disparate tasks. ...
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subunit |
A single unit of a multi-subunit protein.
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subunit vaccine |
A vaccine composed primarily of antigenic proteins that cannot cause disease.
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subunit v. |
a vaccine produced from specific protein subunits of a virus and thus having less risk of adverse reactions than live or killed whole virus vaccines, e.g., hepatitis B vaccine and some influenza vaccines. Called also split-virus v.
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