histatin
English
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Etymology
editFrom the histidine and probably -static.
Noun
edithistatin (plural histatins)
- Any of a class of antimicrobial and antifungal histidine-rich proteins found in saliva. [1]
References
edit- ^ Oppenheim, F. G., et al. "Histatins, a novel family of histidine-rich proteins in human parotid secretion. Isolation, characterization, primary structure, and fungistatic effects on Candida albicans." Journal of Biological Chemistry 263.16 (1988): 7472-7477.