cecropin

English

Etymology

From cecropia[1]

Noun

cecropin (plural cecropins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes

References

  1. ^ Ipsita Samal (2018), “Biochemistry of Insect Immune System”, in International Journal of Science and Research‎[1], volume 7, number 10, page 794

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