proteide
/ˈproʊtiˌaɪd/
noun
- A compound formed by the combination of a protein with another substance, such as a carbohydrate or fat; an older term for a conjugated protein.
- The scientist studied how proteides form when proteins bind with sugars in the body.
- Many enzymes are actually proteides, containing both protein and non-protein parts.
- In early biochemistry textbooks, proteides were described as complex molecules essential for cell structure.