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actinohivin

actinohivin noun: a lectin, that counters HIV, isolated from an actinomycete of the genus Longispora.

Noun

actinohivin (uncountable)

  1. A lectin, that counters HIV, isolated from an actinomycete of the genus Longispora
    • We have also observed such differences (10- to 50-fold) when the inhibitory potential of CBAs such as HHA, GNA or actinohivin have been determined for cell-free virus infection of T-lymphocytes versus syncytium formation in cocultures of persistently HIV-1-infected and uninfected cells [44, 45 ].2016 January 28, “The Cellular Thioredoxin-1/Thioredoxin Reductase-1 Driven Oxidoreduction Represents a Chemotherapeutic Target for HIV-1 Entry Inhibition”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of actinohivin

From actino- + HIV + -in.

Questions about actinohivin

What does actinohivin mean?
Actinohivin means a lectin, that counters HIV, isolated from an actinomycete of the genus Longispora.
What part of speech is actinohivin?
Actinohivin is a noun.

Words near actinohivin in the dictionary

  1. actinogranulomas
  2. actinograph
  3. actinographs
  4. actinography
  5. actinohematin
  6. actinohivin
  7. actinohodin
  8. actinoid
  9. actinoids
  10. actinolepid
  11. actinolepids

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