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proprotein /pro·pro·tein/ (pro-pro´tēn) a protein that is cleaved to form a smaller protein, e.g., proinsulin, the precursor of insulin.

proprotein [pro-pro´tēn]

a protein precursor that is cleaved to form an active protein, e.g., proinsulin, the precursor of insulin.

proprotein

a protein which is cleaved to form a smaller protein, e.g. proinsulin, the precursor of insulin.

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