tropomyosin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn”, noun) +‎ myosin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹəʊ.pəʊˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/, /ˌtɹəʊ.pəˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/, /ˌtɹoʊ.pəˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/

Noun

tropomyosin (plural tropomyosins)

1. (biochemistry) A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

Derived terms

• troponin

Translations

biochemistry: protein involved in muscle contraction

• French: tropomyosine f
• Galician: tropomiosina f
• German: Tropomyosin n
• Indonesian: tropomiosin
• Italian: tropomiosina (it) f
• Japanese: トロポミオシン (toropomioshin)
• Polish: tropomiozyna
• Portuguese: tropomiosina f
• Russian: тропомиози́н (ru) m (tropomiozín)
• Spanish: tropomiosina f
• Swedish: tropomyosin (sv) n
• Vietnamese: tropomyosin (vi)

References

• “tropomyosin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tropomyosin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.