megaprotein

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ protein.

Noun

megaprotein (plural megaproteins)

1. (biochemistry) An extremely large protein.
   • 2019, Kimberley Waldron, “Protein: The Most Critical Nutrient”, in 21st Century Chemistry, second edition, New York, N.Y.: W. H. Freeman, →ISBN, page 422:

     The protein known as human exosome complex, for example, includes several globular proteins, each more than 200 amino acids in length, which come together to make the larger megaprotein molecule.