protamine

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Synonyms: prolamine, protamin, procaine, ergotamine, crotaline, prolamin, protogine, protopine, protamines, promazine, trolamine

Antonyms: prolamine, protamin, procaine, ergotamine, crotaline, prolamin, protogine, protopine, protamines, promazine, trolamine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|protein}} Any of various strongly [[basic]] [[protein]]s of relatively low [[molecular weight]] that are rich in [[arginine]] and are found associated especially with [[DNA]] in place of [[histone]] in the [[sperm cell]]s of various animals (such as [[fish]]).

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