Medical Dictionary
core protein
noun
Medical Definition of CORE PROTEIN
: any of various proteins that play a major structural or functional role in a large molecular complex of which they are part: as a : an inner coat of protein that surrounds the genetic material of some viruses b : a protein forming part of a proteoglycan and to which glycosaminoglycans attach
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