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enkelytin

enkelytin noun: an antibacterial peptide produced by adrenal medullary chromaffin granules.

Noun

enkelytin (uncountable)

  1. An antibacterial peptide produced by adrenal medullary chromaffin granules
    • They commonly comprise peptides resulting from the processing of neuropeptide precursors like pro-enkephalin-A, to give active peptide B and enkelytin; many of which are phosphorylated.2015 April 2, Babatunji Emmanuel Oyinloye et al., “Reactive Oxygen Species, Apoptosis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Human Inflammatory Diseases”, in Pharmaceuticals, volume 8, →DOI

Questions about enkelytin

What does enkelytin mean?
Enkelytin means an antibacterial peptide produced by adrenal medullary chromaffin granules.
What part of speech is enkelytin?
Enkelytin is a noun.

Words near enkelytin in the dictionary

  1. enkai
  2. enkais
  3. enkang
  4. enkangs
  5. Enke
  6. enkelytin
  7. enkennel
  8. enkenneled
  9. enkennelled
  10. enkennels
  11. enkephalin

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