Definition of "preprotein" (biochemistry) A polypeptide chain that is in the process of growing into a protein by the addition of successive amino acid moieties quotations examples
Quotations The strategies have been focused on production of stronger statins , MTP inhibitors such as Lomitapide , ACAT 2 inhibitors , cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP ) inhibitors such as Torcetrapib , Anacetrapib , Evacetrapib , and Dalcetrapib , antioxidants , squalene synthase inhibitors , preprotein convertase subtilisin kexin -9 inhibitors (PCSK 9) such as Regeneron ®, selective thyroid hormone mimetics such as Sobetirome as a β -receptor agonist , combination form of PPAR -α and γ agonists (Aleglitazar ), PPAR -δ agonists (GW 501516), and Apo A -I agonists (CSL -112) .
2015 July 8, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Abdollahi, “Targeting metabolic disorders by natural products”, in Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, volume 14