See Also: ubiquitin(medicine)
ubiquitin(dictionary)
ubiquitin thiolesterase(medicine)
ATP-ubiquitin-dependent proteinase(medicine)
ubiquitin-calmodulin ligase(medicine)
ubiquitin-protein ligase(medicine)
ubiquitin carrier protein kinase(medicine)
ubiquitin-Nalpha-protein hydrolase(medicine)

disinterested (iou) and ubiquitin (medicine)


disinterested (iou)



disinterested adjective. E17.
[from DISINTEREST verb + -ED1, or from DIS- 2 + INTERESTED.]
Not interested, unconcerned. E17.
P. Ackroyd He asked me with all the curiosity of a thoroughly disinterested person.
Not influenced by one's own advantage; impartial, free from personal interest. M17.
M. Beerbohm May I assume that your love for me has been entirely disinterested?
? Sense 1 is now often regarded as incorrect.
disinterestedly adverb E18.
disinterestedness noun L17.

ubiquitin (medicine)


ubiquitin
<protein> A protein (8.5 kD) found in all eukaryotic cells. Can be linked to the lysine side chains of proteins by formation of an amide bond to its C terminal glycine in an ATP requiring process.

The protein/ubiquitin complex is subject to rapid proteolysis. Ubiquitin also has a role in the heat shock response.