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nigrins

nigrins is the plural of nigrin.

Meaning of nigrin

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

Questions about nigrins

What is nigrins the plural of?
Nigrins is the plural of nigrin.

Words near nigrins in the dictionary

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

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