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nigrin

nigrin noun: any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra).

Noun

nigrin (plural nigrins)

  1. Any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
    • In contrast, nigrin b, which has comparable plasma membrane binding affinity to volkensin (approx. 10 -10 M), enters the cytosol without passing the trans-Golgi network and ER [10 –12 ].2015 July 6, “The Cytotoxicity of Elderberry Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins Is Not Solely Determined by Their Protein Translation Inhibition Activity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of nigrin

pluralnigrins

Origin of nigrin

nigra + -in

Questions about nigrin

What does nigrin mean?
Nigrin means any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra).
What part of speech is nigrin?
Nigrin is a noun.
What is the plural of nigrin?
The plural of nigrin is nigrins.

Words near nigrin in the dictionary

  1. nigrification
  2. nigrified
  3. nigrifies
  4. nigrify
  5. nigrifying
  6. nigrin
  7. nigrine
  8. nigrins
  9. nigrita
  10. nigritas
  11. nigrite

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