protegrin

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noun

Any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity

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nounprotegrin (plural protegrins)

plural protegrins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity

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