tachystatin

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noun

Any of a group of antimicrobial chitin-binding peptides from the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

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Meanings

nountachystatin (plural tachystatins)

plural tachystatins

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of antimicrobial chitin-binding peptides from the Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
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