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Meaning of integral membrane protein | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/ Integral membrane proteins, also called intrinsic proteins, have one or more segments that are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

integral number integral theory integral transform integralism integralist integrality