Medical Definition of W factor

1. A prosthetic group for carboxylase enzymes. Important in fatty acid biosynthesis and catabolism and has found widespread use as a covalent label for macromolecules which may then be detected by high affinity binding of labelled avidin or streptavidin. Essential growth factor for many cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of W Factor

wyns
Wyoming
Wyomingite
Wyrd
wysiwyg
Wystan Hugh Auden
Wyszynski
wyte
wyted
Wytensin
wytes
wyting
wyvern
wyverns
w chromosome
W factor (current term)
W locus
W procedure
W rays
X
X
x-axis
X-esotropia
X-exotropia
x-linked
X-linked
X-linked dominant inheritance
X-linked gene
X-linked gene
X-linked hypogammaglobulinaemia

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