Medical Definition of Magainin

1. Peptides of about 20 amino acid residues with antimicrobial activity, found in amphibian skin. Probably have membrane insertion and lytic properties. Sequence related to melittin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magainin

mafflins
Maffucci
Maffucci's syndrome
mafia
mafias
mafic
mafics
mafiosi
mafioso
mafiosos
maftir
maftirs
Mafucci syndrome
mag
Magadhan
magainin (current term)
magaldrate
magalog
magalogs
magalogue
magalogues
magazine
magazine
magazines
magazine article
magazine publisher
magazine rack
magazinist
magazinists
magdalen

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