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nounesculentin (countable and uncountable, plural esculentins)
plural esculentins
- countableuncountableA particular steroid glycoside.
Secondly, AMPs having one disulfide bond which pack into a loop structure having a tail e.g., bactenecins and esculentins.
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esculentin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esculentin
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