nuclein
See also: Nuclein
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From German Nuclein, corresponding to nucleus + -in.
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nuclein (plural nucleins)
- (biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus. [from 19th c.]
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 354:
- While delving microscopically through the pus in surgical bandages, Miescher found a substance he didn't recognize and called it nuclein (because it resided in the nuclei of cells).
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