Definition of Thionins

1. thionin [n] - See also: thionin

Medical Definition of Thionins

1. Group of small, hydrophobic plant proteins of 45-50 residues that are toxic to animals. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thionins

thiometallates
thionaphthene
thionaphthenes
thionate
thionates
thione
thionein
thioneine
thiones
thionic
thionic acid
thionin
thionine
thionines
thionins (current term)
thiono-
thionol
thionoline
thionolines
thionucleosides
thionucleotides
thionyl
thionylamine
thionylamines
thionyls
thiopanic acid
thiopental
thiopental sodium
thiopentals

Literary usage of Thionins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. DNA Fingerprinting and Plants (Including Pathogens): Sponsored CRIS/ICAR by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"ID: thionins-. CC: F200 AB: Barley middle-repeat sequences were screened for their ability to discriminate 51 barley commercial varieties. ..."

2. Encyklopädie der mikrospischen Technik: Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der by Paul Ehrlich (1903)
"Es giebt zwei tautomere Modifikationen des thionins. eine blaue und eine rothe. ... Bei der violetten Färbung ist ein Theil des thionins in der rothen, ..."

3. Chemisches Zentralblatt by Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, Verein Deutscher Chemiker (1886)
"... durch Methylierung des thionins. S. Bildung von Methylenblau ... Verhalten des thionins gegen Alkalien oder konzentrierte Schwefelsäure. ..."

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