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CAPSID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("capsid" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("capsid" is a part of...):
virion ((virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A variety of leaf bug
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("capsid" is a kind of...):
leaf bug; plant bug (small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "capsid"):
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)
Holonyms ("capsid" is a member of...):
Capsidae; family Capsidae; family Miridae; Miridae (leaf bugs)
Context examples:
A genus of non-enveloped, non-turreted viruses with a triple capsid structure, in the family Reoviridae.
(Orbivirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A family of non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses with an icosahedral capsid.
(Picornavirus, NCI Thesaurus)
Pleconaril binds to a hydrophobic pocket in the major capsid protein and prevents uncoating of the viral RNA genome.
(Pleconaril, NCI Thesaurus)
Viral nucleic acid enclosed by a protein capsid.
(Nucleocapsid Protein, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
A species of non-enveloped and spherical viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Caliciviridae family and Norovirus genus.
(Norwalk Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
MoAb C-58 recognizes the p51 protein of viral capsid, thereby this agent might be used for the early detection or treatment of CMV infection.
(Monoclonal Antibody C-58, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of non-enveloped, capsid covered viruses with T=3 icosahedral symmetry, in the family Caliciviridae.
(Norovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the Epstein-Barr capsid IgM antibody in a biological specimen.
(Epstein-Barr Capsid IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A family of filamentous viruses with helical capsids and glycoprotein projections on their surface.
(Filoviridae, NCI Thesaurus)
Capsid proteins surround and protect the viral nucleic acid core.
(Capsid Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
