zeamatin

English

Etymology

From Zea mays and -in.

Noun

zeamatin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) An antifungal protein found in Zea mays
   • 2015 July 15, “Proteome Analysis of Poplar Seed Vigor”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Unlike other pathogenesis-related group 5 proteins, zeamatin inhibits insect α-amylase and mammalian trypsin activities [75 ].

Anagrams

• nizamate