| 释义 |
defensins de·fen·sins (dē-fen'sinz), A class of basic antibiotic polypeptides, found in neutrophils, which kills bacteria by causing membrane damage. These cytotoxic peptides contain 29-38 amino acid residues. [L. de-fendo, pp. de-fensum, to repel, avert, + -in] de·fen·sins (dē-fen'sinz) A class of basic antibiotic peptides, found in neutrophils, which apparently kill bacteria by causing membrane damage. [L. de-fendo, pp. de-fensum, to repel, avert, + -in] |