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Etymology edit

Oryza +‎ cystatin

Noun edit

oryzacystatin (uncountable)

  1. A cysteine proteinase inhibitor of rice.
    • 2015 December 31, “Characterization of a Recombinant Cathepsin B-Like Cysteine Peptidase from Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae): A Putative Target for Control of Citrus Huanglongbing”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A 53% mortality rate was found for Leptinotarsa decemlineata larvae reared with transgenic potato leaves overexpressing oryzacystatin I.