phasins

P3H4A1S1I1N1S1

A form of phasin — Any of a family of surface proteins associated with bacterial granules.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of phasin

    These proteins are responsible for the biosynthesis or the degradation of PHA and include subunits of the PHA synthase, phasins, PHA depolymerizing enzymes, and regulatory proteins [ 22, 23 ].

    2015 July 29, Adrian Gerber et al., “Functionalized PHB granules provide the basis for the efficient side-chain cleavage of cholesterol and analogs in recombinant Bacillus megaterium”, in Microbial Cell Factories, volume 14, →DOI

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