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capsomere|ˈkæpsəʊmɪə(r)|
[ad. F. capsomère (A. Lwoff et al. 1959, in Ann. de l'Inst. Pasteur XCVII. 286), f. as capsid n.2 + -o + -mere, f. Gr. µέρος part.]
(See quot. 19642.)
1962Lancet 5 May 965/1 Preliminary evidence suggested that the antigens A and C were in fact the two kinds of capsomeres believed to form the outer shell of the virus particle. 1964M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxiv. 349 A typical virus consists of a core of either DNA or RNA surrounded by numerous identical subunits of protein, termed capsomeres. 1964Inst. Biol. Jrnl. XI. 93 Capsomere, one of the units from which the closed shell or tube of some viruses is built up. |