biomolecule

American  

[bahy-oh-mahl-uh-kyool] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈmɑl əˌkyul /

noun

plural

biomolecules

1. an organic molecule occurring in living organisms, such as an amino acid or protein.

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Other Word Forms

• biomolecular adjective

Example Sentences

To encourage such widespread adoption, DeepMind researchers today also released AlphaFold Server, a free online platform that enables users to create AF3 models of proteins interacting with almost any other biomolecule.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024

In the study, the researchers showed that oxidative dearomatisation changes the three-dimensional structure of some biomolecule components, which in turn can activate a cascade of subsequent and differentiated reactions, resulting in millions of diverse molecules.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

They do this by sensing what's happening outside and relaying a command to the precise biomolecule in the precise domain that can carry out the necessary response.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

We might design a novel organ, for instance, that secretes a particular biomolecule to treat a disease, similar to the way the pancreas secretes insulin.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

Only by knowing the atom-by-atom arrangement of a biomolecule can researchers grasp how it works — how, for instance, the ribosome reads strands of messenger RNA to manufacture proteins, or how molecular pores flip open and shut.

From Nature • Sep. 8, 2015