nacrein
English
Etymology
nacre + -in
Noun
nacrein (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A matrix protein that is involved in the formation of nacre in molluscs
- 2015 July 11, “Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- For example, nacrein has a carbonic anhydrase domain and a Gly-X-Asn repeat domain.
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Anagrams
- cannier, narcein