excelsinn.
/ɛkˈsɛlsɪn/ Biochemistry.
A crystalline globulin contained in the Brazil nut.
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1896 T. B. Osborne & G. F. Campbell in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 18 621 The globulin of the Brazil-nut... This proteid, being evidently different from all other hitherto examined, deserves a distinct name, and we accordingly propose to designate it Excelsin.
1907 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 19 53 The greater part of the protein substance of the Brazil-nut (Bertholletia excelsa) consists of the globulin excelsin.
1963 E. G. Young in M. Florkin & E. H. Stotz Comprehensive Biochem. VII. i. 6 Some well recognized globulins in plants are..excelsin of the Brazil nut..and amandin of almonds.
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