Definition of agglutinin in English:

agglutinin

noun əˈɡluːtɪnɪnəˈɡlut(ə)nən

Biology

An antibody, lectin, or other substance that causes agglutination.
〔生〕凝集素
Example sentencesExamples
- Cold agglutinins are abnormal proteins in the blood.
- Soybean agglutinin is a tetrameric legume lectin, each of whose subunits are glycosylated.
- Blood cultures, febrile agglutinins, and an infectious mononucleosis screen were all negative.
- In mammalian systems, treatment of cells with the lectin wheat germ agglutinin inhibits nuclear protein import.
- Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis.

Origin

Late 19th century: from agglutinate + -in¹.

Definition of agglutinin in US English:

agglutinin

nounəˈɡlo͞ot(ə)nənəˈɡlut(ə)nən

Biology

An antibody, lectin, or other substance that causes agglutination.
〔生〕凝集素
Example sentencesExamples
- Soybean agglutinin is a tetrameric legume lectin, each of whose subunits are glycosylated.
- Cold agglutinins are abnormal proteins in the blood.
- Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis.
- Blood cultures, febrile agglutinins, and an infectious mononucleosis screen were all negative.
- In mammalian systems, treatment of cells with the lectin wheat germ agglutinin inhibits nuclear protein import.

Origin

Late 19th century: from agglutinate + -in.

词汇	agglutinin
释义	Definition of agglutinin in English: agglutinin noun əˈɡluːtɪnɪnəˈɡlut(ə)nən Biology An antibody, lectin, or other substance that causes agglutination. 〔生〕凝集素 Example sentencesExamples Cold agglutinins are abnormal proteins in the blood. Soybean agglutinin is a tetrameric legume lectin, each of whose subunits are glycosylated. Blood cultures, febrile agglutinins, and an infectious mononucleosis screen were all negative. In mammalian systems, treatment of cells with the lectin wheat germ agglutinin inhibits nuclear protein import. Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis. Origin Late 19th century: from agglutinate + -in¹. Definition of agglutinin in US English: agglutinin nounəˈɡlo͞ot(ə)nənəˈɡlut(ə)nən Biology An antibody, lectin, or other substance that causes agglutination. 〔生〕凝集素 Example sentencesExamples Soybean agglutinin is a tetrameric legume lectin, each of whose subunits are glycosylated. Cold agglutinins are abnormal proteins in the blood. Serum agglutinins, precipitins, and complement-fixing antibodies can also be used to establish a diagnosis. Blood cultures, febrile agglutinins, and an infectious mononucleosis screen were all negative. In mammalian systems, treatment of cells with the lectin wheat germ agglutinin inhibits nuclear protein import. Origin Late 19th century: from agglutinate + -in.
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