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de·fen·sin (de-fenґsin) any of a group of small antimicrobial cationic peptides occurring in neutrophils and macrophages; they act by binding fungal and bacterial membranes and increasing membrane permeability.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Defensin — Monomeric and dimeric structures of human beta defensin HBD 2 Defensins are small cysteine rich cationic proteins found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. They have also been reported in plants.[1] … Wikipedia
Defensin — Monomerische und dimerische Struktur des Humanen β Defensins HBD 2 Defensine sind kleine 33 47 Aminosäuren lange Peptide, die drei intramolekulare Disulfidbrücken besitzen. Sie kommen in allen tierischen Organismen und höheren Pflanzen vor und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Defensin, beta 1 — PDB rendering based on 1e4s … Wikipedia
Defensin, alpha 1 — PDB rendering based on 1dfn … Wikipedia
defensin — (de fens sin) Specific peptides produced by neutrophils that permeabilize the outer and inner membranes of certain microorganisms, thus killing them … Dictionary of microbiology
defensin — noun Any of a family of cysteine rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses … Wiktionary
Defensin — De|fen|sin [lat. defendere, defensum = abwehren, verteidigen], das; s, e: aus Phagozyten isolierte Peptide aus ca. 30 Aminosäuren, die im Immungeschehen an der Abwehr von Bakterien, Pilzen u. Viren mitbeteiligt sind … Universal-Lexikon
Beta-defensin 2 — Defensin, beta 4A PDB rendering based on 1e4q … Wikipedia
Alpha defensin — Mammalian defensin Structure of defensin HNP 3.[1] Identifiers Symbol Defensin 1 … Wikipedia
Arthropod defensin — Pfam box Symbol = Defensin 2 Name = Arthropod defensin width = caption = Pfam= PF01097 InterPro= IPR001542 SMART= PROSITE = PDOC00356 SCOP = 1ica TCDB = 1.C.47 OPM family= 61 OPM protein= 1l4v PDB=PDB3|1ica :61 93 PDB3|1l4vA:61 93 PDB3|1p00A:16… … Wikipedia
