1. Noun. (protein) The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein ¹
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Medical Definition of Apoprotein
1. A term used to describe a protein that is normally attached to second molecule that is not a polypeptide, from which it has become disassociated. For example: ferritin that lacks the ferric hydroxide core could be called apoferritin.
(18 Nov 2007)
