Definition of Cecropin

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes ¹

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Medical Definition of Cecropin

1. One of a group of inducible antibacterial proteins purified and characterised from Hyalophora cecropia (silkmoth) pupae and now found in several other species of endopterygote insects. Small basic proteins that cause lysis of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cecropin

cecils
cecities
cecitis
cecitises
cecity
cecostomies
cecostomy
cecotrope
cecotropes
cecotrophy
cecoureterocele
cecoureteroceles
cecropia
cecropia moth
cecropias
cecropin (current term)
cecum
cecutiency
ced mutant
cedar
cedar-apple rust
cedar chest
cedar elm
cedar leaf oil
cedar mahogany
cedar nut
cedar of Goa
cedar of Lebanon
cedar tree
cedar waxwing

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