Crustin
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001612
Crustins are a group of antibacterial peptides with molecular weight about 7 - 14 kDa and with a four disulfide containing whey acidic protein (WAP) domain. Crustin is expressed by the circulating hemocytes of crustaceans.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001612 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Antimicrobial cationic peptides; Carcinus maenas; Penaeus monodon |
| Translations | Spanish: crustina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001612",
"term": "Crustin",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Crustins are a group of antibacterial peptides with molecular weight about 7 - 14 kDa and with a four disulfide containing whey acidic protein (WAP) domain. Crustin is expressed by the circulating hemocytes of crustaceans.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"antimicrobial cationic peptides",
"Carcinus maenas",
"Penaeus monodon"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "crustina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/crustin/"
}
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