tachyplesin

T1A1C3H4Y4P3L1E1S1I1N1

noun

An antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nountachyplesin (countable and uncountable, plural tachyplesins)

plural tachyplesins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus
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