Insoluble proteins are proteins that cannot dissolve or mix well in water or other liquids. They tend to clump together or form aggregates instead of remaining evenly dispersed. Full definition
More water is allowed into the lens and the percentage of insoluble protein increases which forms the cloudiness and adversely affects the transparency of the lens. (professorshouse.com)
In the early 1980s, Stanley Prusiner and his colleagues discovered that scrapie - infected sheeps» brains contained a highly insoluble protein, called protease - resistant protein or PrP. (newscientist.com)
Recent evidence suggests that during aging there is widespread accumulation of aggregated insoluble proteins, even in the absence of pathological conditions. (pharmacognitive.com)