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Meaning of metabolosome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A polyhedral organelle, in some bacteria, that has a shell of protein and contains a collection of enzymes associated with a specific metabolic process.

Examples

“The sequential metabolic reactions are envisaged as taking place on an RNA organizing structure, which we term a 'metabolosome'.”

CEFR level

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

metabolostat metabolotype metabolotyping metaboly metabonome metabonomics

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