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Macropolymer

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macromoleculenoun(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
supermacromoleculenounA very large macromolecule, or a complex of two or more macromolecules
supramacromoleculenounA supramolecular assembly of macromolecules
polypeptidenoun(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
biopolymernoun(biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.
polynucleotidenoun(biochemistry) A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples include DNA and RNA
polycomplexnounA polymeric complex
macroglycopeptidenoun(biochemistry) A relatively large glycopeptide (that is smaller than a glycoprotein)
block macromoleculenoun(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) any macromolecule composed of a linear sequence of blocks
polycytokinenoun(biochemistry) Any polymeric cytokine
glycopolypeptidenoun(biochemistry) any compound of a carbohydrate and a polypeptide
proteopolymersomenoun(biology) A polymersome containing lipoprotein
polydepsipeptidenoun(biochemistry) A polymeric depsipeptide
submonomernoun(biochemistry) Any small molecule used in the stepwise synthesis of a polymer (especially a polypeptide)
biomacromoleculenoun(biochemistry) Any macromolecule (such as protein, nucleic acid or polysaccharide) of biological origin
polyelectrolytenounA polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein).
nanobiopolymernounA nanomaterial composed of biopolymers
lipopolypeptidenounA lipopeptide in which the peptide is a polypeptide
macroenzymenounAn enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or pathogenic, but their occurrence is increased in certain diseases (their formation is encouraged by some pathogenetic processes).
macrogelnounA gel formed from a network of macroscopic filaments

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