Biologically Active Substance
ribosomal protein
[ rahy-buh-soh-mal proh-teen, -tee-in ]
Subclass of:
Proteins
Definitions related to ribosomal proteins:
  • Diverse family of proteins found in ribosomes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Proteins present within the ribosomal subunits. In eukaryotes there are 50 proteins in the large subunit and 33 in the small subunit.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Proteins found in ribosomes. They are believed to have a catalytic function in reconstituting biologically active ribosomal subunits.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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