crystallin
/ˈkrɪst(ə)lɪn
/noun [mass noun] Biochemistry
A protein of the globulin class present in the lens of the eye.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.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin crystallum 'crystal' + -in1.