lec|tin

lec|tin
lec|tin «LEHK tihn», noun.
a substance that causes agglutination of cells, especially red blood cells, obtained from the seeds and other parts of certain plants.
[< Latin lectus (past participle of legere to select, read) + English -in]

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  • tin — ablas·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·e·tin; achro·ma·tin; ac·tin; ac·tin·au·to·graph·ic; ac·tin·ia; ac·tin·i·ar·ia; ac·tin·ic; ac·tin·i·form; ac·tin·i·o·chrome; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·hem·a·tin; ac·tin·i·o·mor·pha; ac·tin·i·um; ac·tin·i·zoa;… …   English syllables

  • e|lec|tro|cor|tin — «ih LEHK troh KR tihn», noun. = aldosterone. (Cf. ↑aldosterone) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lectin — lec·tin …   English syllables

  • Lectin — Lec|tin [lat. legere, lectum = lesen, auflesen, auslesen; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; S: Lektin; veraltete Syn.: Phytagglutinin, Phyt[o]hämagglutinin (PHA), Protektin, Toxalbumin: Sammelbez. für hochmol. Glykoproteine pflanzlicher, mikrobieller oder… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • lectin — lec•tin [[t]ˈlɛk tɪn[/t]] n. biochem. any of a group of proteins that bind to specific carbohydrates and act as an agglutinin • Etymology: 1954; < L lēct(us), ptp. of legere to gather, select, read + in I …   From formal English to slang

  • selectin — A cell surface molecule involved in immune adhesion and cell trafficking. [L. se ligo, pp. se lectum, to sort, choose, + in] E s. cell surface receptor produced by endothelium. L s …   Medical dictionary

  • lectin — Any of a group of glycoproteins of primarily plant (usually seed) origin that binds to glycoproteins on the surface of cells causing agglutination, precipitation, or other phenomena resembling the action of specific antibody; lectins include… …   Medical dictionary

  • Selectin — Se|lec|tin [zu ↑ selektiv (?) u. ↑ Lectin], das; s, e; S: Selektin: Sammelbez. für lectinähnliche körpereigene Membranproteine (P , E u. L S.), die sich z. B. bei Entzündungen aufgrund ihrer kohlenhydraterkennenden Eigenschaften an Zellen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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