Proteinoid
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
proteinoid pro·tein·oid (prōt’n-oid’, prō’tē-noid’)
n.
A proteinlike polypeptide formed abiotically from amino acid mixtures in the presence of heat, it may resemble early evolutionary forms of protein.
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