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.