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coprisin

coprisin noun: a peptide, similar to defensin, found in bacteria-immunized dung beetles.

Noun

coprisin (uncountable)

  1. A peptide, similar to defensin, found in bacteria-immunized dung beetles
    • They concluded that coprisin could be a model molecule for a large family of novel AMPs possessing apoptotic activities.2015 April 2, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye et al., “Reactive Oxygen Species, Apoptosis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Inflammatory Diseases”, in Pharmaceuticals, volume 8, →DOI

Origin of coprisin

From translingual Copris (genus of dung beetles) + -in.

Questions about coprisin

What does coprisin mean?
Coprisin means a peptide, similar to defensin, found in bacteria-immunized dung beetles.
What part of speech is coprisin?
Coprisin is a noun.

Words near coprisin in the dictionary

  1. coprincipals
  2. coprine
  3. coprinoid
  4. coprinoidization
  5. coprinoids
  6. coprisin
  7. coprisoner
  8. coprisoners
  9. copro
  10. copro-
  11. coproantibodies

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