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What is the difference between protein and tau?

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As nouns the difference between protein and tau

is that protein is (biochemistry) any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds while tau is the name of the letter t/ and modern greek, the twentieth letter of old and [[ancient greek|ancient greek.

protein

Noun

  • (biochemistry) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
  • (nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes
  • For each dish, select a curry, protein , and spiciness.

    Synonyms

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    Meronyms

    * amino acid

    Coordinate terms

    * carbohydrate * fat

    Derived terms

    * green fluorescent protein * proteinic * proteinous

    References

    tau

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and [[Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek.
  • A -shaped sign or structure; a , sometimes considered as a sacred symbol.
  • * 1658': Nor shall we take in the mysticall '''''Tau'' , or the Crosse of our blessed Saviour, which having in some descriptions an ''Empedon'' or crossing foot-stay, made not one single transversion. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)
  • A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon.
  • (label) An unstable heavy lepton, which decays into a muon or electron; a tauon.
  • (label) A type of protein used to stabilise microtubules.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 263:
  • Quite what that job is remains obscure, but one theory is that it is to stabilise another protein called tau , which is supposed in turn to keep in shape the tubular ‘skeleton’ of a neuron.
  • A constant equal to twice the value of pi; often written .
  • Coordinate terms

    * (Greek letter) Previous: sigma. Next: upsilon

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