Organic Chemical
recombinant protein
re·com·bi·nant pro·tein [ ree-kom-buh-nuh nt proh-teen, -tee-in ]
Subclass of:
Proteins
Definitions related to recombinant proteins:
  • Peptides or proteins produced by genes which have been artificially inserted into living cells or cell-free expression systems; index with or without RECOMBINANT DNA and the following RTs as needed.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Proteins produced by genes or recombinant DNA that has been artificially engineered and inserted into a heterologous host. Recombinant proteins are used extensively by investigators of disease pathways to identify protein targets for potential drug therapies.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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