elastin

elastin
A yellow elastic fibrous mucoprotein that is the major connective tissue protein of elastic structures ( e.g., large blood vessel s, tendons, ligaments, etc.); elastins precursor is proelastin. SYN: elasticin.

* * *

elas·tin i-'las-tən n a protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers

* * *

n.
protein forming the major constituent of elastic tissue fibres.

* * *

elas·tin (e-lasґtin) a scleroprotein that is the essential constituent of elastic connective tissue. It is arranged in fibers (see elastic fibers, under fiber) and discontinuous sheets in the extracellular matrix, particularly of the skin, lungs, and blood vessels.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Elastin — Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 760 Aminosäuren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elastin — E*las tin, n. [Elastic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elastin — elastin. См. эластин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Elastīn — Elastīn, Grundsubstanz des tierischen elastischen Gewebes, das in Bändern, Muskelscheiden, im Nackenband etc. auftritt, bildet nach der Reinigung durch Wasser, Alkohol etc. eine spröde, gelbliche, deutlich faserige Masse, die in Wasser aufquillt… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Elastin — Elastīn, Hauptbestandteil der elastischen Gewebe des tierischen Organismus, ein dem Eiweiß nahestehender Körper …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • elastin — [ē las′tin] n. [see ELASTIC & IN1] a yellow, fibrous protein that is the basic constituent of elastic connective tissue, as in a lung or artery …   English World dictionary

  • Elastin — protein Name = Elastin caption = width = HGNCid = 3327 Symbol = ELN AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 2006 OMIM = 130160 RefSeq = NM 000501 UniProt = P15502 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 7 Arm = q Band = 11 LocusSupplementaryData = .1 21.1Elastin is a… …   Wikipedia

  • elastin — Glycoprotein (70 kD) randomly coiled and cross linked to form elastic fibres that are found in connective tissue. Like collagen, the amino acid composition is unusual with 30% of residues being glycine and with a high proline content. Cross… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Elastin — Elas|tin 〈n.; s; unz.; Biol.〉 Gerüsteiweißstoff, Grundsubstanz des elast. Gewebes * * * E|las|tin [zu ↑ Elastizität], das; s, e: als Hauptbestandteil elastischer Fasern in Bindegeweben, Sehnen u. Gefäßwandungen verbreitetes, mit ↑ Kollagen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Elastin receptor — protein Name=elastin receptor 1, 67kDa caption= width= HGNCid=3329 Symbol=ELNR1 AltSymbols= EntrezGene=2008 OMIM= RefSeq= UniProt= PDB= ECnumber= Chromosome= Arm= Band= LocusSupplementaryData=Elastin receptor is the term used to describe a… …   Wikipedia

  • elastin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin elasticus Date: 1875 a protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”