Definition von chaperone im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman
A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm
A protein that assists the correct non-covalent assembly of folding proteins in vivo; chaperones do not themselves form part of the structures they help to assemble
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior