fungalysins

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A form of fungalysin — Any of a class of metallopeptidases found in mushrooms of the genus Coprinopsis.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fungalysin

    Such metalloproteases have been reported as allergen from certain pathogenic molds such as Aspergillus fumigatus (Asp f 5) [38 ] and are popularly known as fungalysins.

    2015 September 30, “Search for Allergens from the Pollen Proteome of Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.): A Major Sensitizer for Respiratory Allergy Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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