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malectin

malectin noun: a membrane-anchored protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that recognises and binds glycans.

Noun

malectin (plural malectins)

  1. A membrane-anchored protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that recognises and binds glycans

Forms of malectin

pluralmalectins

Origin of malectin

From membrane-anchored lectin.

Questions about malectin

What does malectin mean?
Malectin means a membrane-anchored protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that recognises and binds glycans.
What part of speech is malectin?
Malectin is a noun.
What is the plural of malectin?
The plural of malectin is malectins.

Words near malectin in the dictionary

  1. maleconformation
  2. maleconformations
  3. malecontent
  4. malecontented
  5. Malecs
  6. malectin
  7. malectins
  8. maledicency
  9. maledicent
  10. maledict
  11. maledicta

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