A pentamer is an entity composed of five
sub-units.
In chemistry, it applies to molecules made of five
monomer
In chemistry, a monomer ( ; ''mono-'', "one" + '' -mer'', "part") is a molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules to form a larger polymer chain or three-dimensional network in a process called polymerization.
Classification
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In biochemistry, it applies to macromolecules, in particular to
pentameric protein A pentameric protein is a quaternary protein structure that consists of five protein subunits.
Examples
Ligand-gated ion channels
Five sub-units come together to form a channel. Each channel consist of two alpha chain, one beta, one gamma and ...
s, made of five proteic sub-units.
In microbiology, a pentamer is one of the proteins composing the polyhedral protein shell that encloses the bacterial micro-compartments known as
carboxysomes.
In immunology, an
MHC pentamer is a reagent used to detect antigen-specific CD8+
T cell
A T cell is a type of lymphocyte. T cells are one of the important white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response. T cells can be distinguished from other lymphocytes by the presence of a T-cell ...
s.
See also
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penta prefix
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-mer suffix
* ''
Pentamerous Metamorphosis
''Pentamerous Metamorphosis'' is an album by Global Communication originally released in 1993 on Dedicated Records. It is a reworking of the ''Blood Music'' album by Chapterhouse and was originally only available as a bonus CD bundled with the ...
'', an album by Global Communication
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Pentamery (botany) Merosity (from the greek "méros," which means "having parts") refers to the number of component parts in a distinct whorl of a plant structure. The term is most commonly used in the context of a flower where it refers to the number of sepals in a w ...
, having five parts in a distinct whorl of a plant structure
* Pentamerous can also refer to animals, such as
crinoids
Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk in their adult form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or comatulids, which ar ...
Oligomers
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