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Noun
1. protein
Wikipedia definition
2. ProteinProteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is defined by the sequence of a gene, which is encoded in the genetic code.
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蛋白質 【たんぱくしつ】たんぱく質 【たんぱくしつ】たん白質 【たんぱくしつ】

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