hexamer
- noun
- /ˈhɛksəˌmɜr/
- Specialized
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hexámero
- Clip, Clip X is a hexamer and it's an AAA.
- hexamers and pentamers
- forms a hexamer
- shows a hexamer
Examples
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After subcutaneous injection, the acidic solution is neutralized, and insulin glargine hexamers form microprecipitates that result in the slow release of insulin glargine monomers.
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It's another level of sophistication within this hexamer here.
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Elisa, right that the the dominant species is a hexamer, but the reactive species is a monomer.
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Although the same protein makes up both types of capsomer, it adopts three different shapes to form pentamers and hexamers, as shown on the right.
Academic text (2004) -
These long hexamer chains are unable to enter the circulation, thereby prolonging the absorption rate and resulting in slow and continuous release of smaller insulin monomers or dimers.
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Although native human insulin naturally dimerizes and then further associates into hexamers in the presence of zinc, insulin degludec self-associates into stable di-hexamer complexes.
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The research focused on how the hexamer structures interact with other molecules in the solution.
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Scientists discovered that the hexamer of the protein was essential for its biological function.
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In this experiment, the hexamer consists of six identical subunits working together to enhance stability.
Synonyms
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A small molecule that has a few repeated parts joined together
A group of six things or the number six
How Many Parts
Surface Forms
Morphology
hexamer = hexa + mer
The parts are Greek combining forms ('hexa-' for six and '-mer' for a unit) used in technical chemistry/biology terms and are not standalone common English words, so a B1 learner cannot reliably derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Hexamer comes from Greek parts hexa- 'six' and -mer 'part', the same -mer you see in polymer, so a hexamer is a molecule or structure made of six joined parts.