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zincins

zincins is the plural of zincin.

Meaning of zincin

Noun

zincin (plural zincins)

  1. Any of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.
    • Also bacteria belonging to Vibrio parahaemolyticus are known to produce several proteases and collagenases including metalloproteases of the zincins superfamily and serine proteases.2015 July 11, “Comprehensive Analysis of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strain Extracellular Serine Protease VpSP37”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about zincins

What is zincins the plural of?
Zincins is the plural of zincin.

Words near zincins in the dictionary

  1. zincifies
  2. zincify
  3. zincifying
  4. zincin
  5. zincing
  6. zincins
  7. zincise
  8. zincised
  9. zincises
  10. zincising
  11. zincite

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