suboligomeric
English
editEtymology
editFrom sub- + oligomeric.
Adjective
editsuboligomeric (not comparable)
- Composed of fewer monomeric species that a related material
- 2015 July 28, Ohad Suss, Dana Reichmann, “Protein plasticity underlines activation and function of ATP-independent chaperones”, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences[1], volume 2, :
- This transition is initiated by disassembly of the dodecamers to suboligomeric species which are then reassembled to produce the active form of the chaperone.