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Capsidation

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incapsidationnounThe construction of a virus capsid surrounding its genetic material
capsidnounThe outer protein shell of a virus.
supercapsidnounA membrane, composed of lipid, protein and carbohydrate, that encloses some viruses
capsomerenounAny of the individual protein subunits of a viral capsid
nanocapsidnounA nanoscale capsid, especially one engineered as a drug-delivery system
nucleocapsidnoun(biology) The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein
ribonucleocapsidnounThe capsid of an RNA virus
procapsidnoun(biochemistry) A capsid that contains no viral nucleic acid.
proheadnounA procapsid.
capsomernouncapsomere
hexamernounAn oligomer having six subunits.
pericapsidnounviral envelope
pentonnounA pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.
capsitenoun(biochemistry) A capped end of a nucleic acid molecule
liposomalizationnounThe formation of liposomes
noncapsidAny protein that is not a capsid
encapsomenounA commercial liposome
encapsulinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a family of structural bacterial proteins
uncoatingnoun(virology) A process in which the viral capsid of a virus is removed, leading to the release of the viral genomic nucleic acid.
encapsosomenounAn encapsulated liposome

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