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单词 crystallin
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Definition of crystallin in English:

crystallin

noun ˈkrɪst(ə)lɪnˈkristələn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A protein of the globulin class present in the lens of the eye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In particular, it has been shown in vitro that hypericin, the active ingredient of Hypericum, can bind to and, in the presence of light, cause the photopolymerization of [alpha] crystallin.
    • We therefore present here a novel eye lens crystallin, crystallin, found in platypus.
    • The pigment disappears and the cells start to take on the structural characteristics of lens cells, and to produce the lens-specific protein crystallin.
    • Irradiated and nonirradiated alpha - crystallin was subjected to trypsin digestion and peptide analysis by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and mass and sequence analysis.
    • Similarly, the enolase protein of the liver, in a different context, becomes a crystallin protein of the lens.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin crystallum 'crystal' + -in1.

 
 

Definition of crystallin in US English:

crystallin

nounˈkristələn
Biochemistry
  • A protein of the globulin class present in the lens of the eye.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Irradiated and nonirradiated alpha - crystallin was subjected to trypsin digestion and peptide analysis by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and mass and sequence analysis.
    • Similarly, the enolase protein of the liver, in a different context, becomes a crystallin protein of the lens.
    • In particular, it has been shown in vitro that hypericin, the active ingredient of Hypericum, can bind to and, in the presence of light, cause the photopolymerization of [alpha] crystallin.
    • We therefore present here a novel eye lens crystallin, crystallin, found in platypus.
    • The pigment disappears and the cells start to take on the structural characteristics of lens cells, and to produce the lens-specific protein crystallin.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin crystallum ‘crystal’ + -in.

 
 
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