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An amino acid polymer with a weight as high as 10,000 daltons formed under “pseudoprimeval conditions”' by heating to 70°C a dry mixture containing phosphoric acid and 18 amino acids. Such proteinoids are acted upon by proteolytic enzymes and have nutritive value for bacteria, but are nonantigenic.
From: proteinoid in A Dictionary of Genetics »
Subjects: Biological Sciences.
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