Holin

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAny of a diverse group of small proteins produced by dsDNA bacteriophages in order to trigger and control the degradation of the host's cell wall at the end of the lytic cycle.

Synonyms

antiholin heterolysin prohemolysin hydrophilin halolysin heterolysis hemolysin haemolysin lysin spanin enhancin phasin

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