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calflagin

calflagin noun: a flagellar calcium-binding protein.

Noun

calflagin (plural calflagins)

  1. A flagellar calcium-binding protein.
    • Analysis of the amino-terminal composition of available AK3 sequences revealed striking common features (Fig 2): the occurrence of a glycine in position 2 and the presence of 5 lysine residues, exactly as in FCaBP and in all 3 calflagins.2015 July 29, “The Flagellar Arginine Kinase in Trypanosoma brucei Is Important for Infection in Tsetse Flies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of calflagin

pluralcalflagins

Origin of calflagin

From calcium, flagellar, -in.

Questions about calflagin

What does calflagin mean?
Calflagin means a flagellar calcium-binding protein.
What part of speech is calflagin?
Calflagin is a noun.
What is the plural of calflagin?
The plural of calflagin is calflagins.

Words near calflagin in the dictionary

  1. calfflesh
  2. calfhide
  3. calfhides
  4. calfhood
  5. calfish
  6. calflagin
  7. calflagins
  8. calfless
  9. calflick
  10. calflicks
  11. calflike

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