Medical Term:
phosphoprotein
Pronunciation: fos'fo-pro'ten
Definition
A protein containing phosphoryl groups attached directly to the side chains of some of its constituent amino acids, usually to the hydroxyl group of an l-seryl residue or an l-threonyl residue; casein, vitellin, ovalbumin.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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