metallochaperone

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English

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Etymology

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metallo- +‎ chaperone

Noun

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metallochaperone (plural metallochaperones)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors