Biologically Active Substance
capsid proteins
Subclass of:
Nucleocapsid Proteins
Definitions related to capsid proteins:
  • The outer protective shell of a virus. The structure of the shell is icosahedral with either helical or complex symmetry. Capsid proteins surround and protect the viral nucleic acid core.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Proteins that form the CAPSID of VIRUSES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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