Advertisement

Advertisement

prosthetic group

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.


prosthetic group

noun

  1. the nonprotein component of a conjugated protein, such as the lipid group in a lipoprotein
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prosthetic group

  1. The nonprotein component of a conjugated protein, as the heme group in hemoglobin.
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosthetic group1

First recorded in 1895–1900
Discover More

Example Sentences

Autenrieth, F., Tajkhorshid, E., Baudry, J. & Luthey-Schulten, Z. Classical force field parameters for the heme prosthetic group of cytochrome c.

From Nature

Proteids.—These substances are combinations of one or more albumins with a radical of an essentially different nature, termed by Kossel a ``prosthetic group.''

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


prosthetic dentistryprosthetics