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yapsin

yapsin noun: a form of pepsin.

Noun

yapsin (plural yapsins)

  1. A form of pepsin.
    • Here, we demonstrate that the yapsin family of five glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked aspartyl proteases is required for cell wall integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.2005 Aug, Damian J Krysan, Elizabeth L Ting, Claudia Abeijon, Lee Kroos, Robert S Fuller, “Yapsins Are a Family of Aspartyl Proteases Required for Cell Wall Integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in...

Forms of yapsin

pluralyapsins

Origin of yapsin

From yeast aspartic protease.

Questions about yapsin

What does yapsin mean?
Yapsin means a form of pepsin.
What part of speech is yapsin?
Yapsin is a noun.
What is the plural of yapsin?
The plural of yapsin is yapsins.

Words near yapsin in the dictionary

  1. yapps
  2. yappuccino
  3. yappuccinos
  4. yappy
  5. yaps
  6. yapsin
  7. yapsins
  8. Yapton
  9. yapunyah
  10. yapunyahs
  11. Yaqai

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