metallochaperone

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English

Etymology

From metallo- +‎ chaperone.

Noun

metallochaperone (plural metallochaperones)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that move metal ions to specific sites within a cell, normally to bind with metalloenzymes and cofactors