Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor

noun

Any of a family of eukaryotic proteinase inhibitors found mainly in the seeds of legumes and in cereal grains.

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Meanings

nounBowman-Birk protease inhibitor (plural Bowman-Birk protease inhibitors)

plural Bowman-Birk protease inhibitors

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of eukaryotic proteinase inhibitors found mainly in the seeds of legumes and in cereal grains.
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