Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,470,837 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

capsid

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
cap·sid  (kpsd)
n.
The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle.
[From Latin capsa, box.]
capsid1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any heteropterous bug of the family Miridae (formerly Capsidae), most of which feed on plant tissues, causing damage to crops
[from New Latin Capsus (genus)]
capsid2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the outer protein coat of a mature virus
[from French capside, from Latin capsa box]
capsid  (kpsd)
The protein shell that surrounds a virus particle (known as a virion). See more at virus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capsid - a variety of leaf bugcapsid - a variety of leaf bug                
mirid, mirid bug
Capsidae, family Capsidae, family Miridae, Miridae - leaf bugs
leaf bug, plant bug - small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
four-lined leaf bug, four-lined plant bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus - yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
lygus bug - vector of viral plant diseases
2.capsid - the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
virion - (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
During the study, they used a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance and cryoEM, which are standard structural biology tools, to see both the overall shape and the atomic details of capsid protein (CA) assembly.
Structure of HIV coat may help develop new drugs by Asian News International
HIV assembly is a two-stage process involving an intermediate immature capsid that undergoes a morphologically dramatic maturation step after budding from the CD4 cell to yield the new infectious particle (see Figure 2).
Maturation inhibitors as new antiretroviral agents by Richards, John; McCallister, Scott / Journal of HIV Therapy
The ORF2 was 1737-nt long and predicted to encode for a capsid protein with a size of 578 aa.
Detection and molecular characterization of a canine norovirus by Martella, Vito; Lorusso, Eleonora; Decaro, Niccola; Ella, Gabriella; Radogna, Arianna; D'Abramo, Mar / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.