Biology
- Major basic protein, a protein which in humans is encoded by the PRG2 gene
- Maltose-binding protein, a part of the maltose/maltodextrin system of Escherichia coli
- Mbp, an abbreviation for mega base pairs
- 4-Methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene, a metabolite of bisphenol A
- Myc-binding protein-1, a protein encoded by the alpha-enolase glycolytic enzyme
- Myelin basic protein, a protein believed to be important in the process of myelination of nerves in the central nervous system
- Mannan-binding lectin (also mannose- or mannan-binding protein), an important factor in innate immunity
- Milk basic protein, a milk protein fraction
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