Tuftsin definition
(biochemistry) A tetrapeptide produced by enzymatic cleavage of the Fc-domain of the heavy chain of immunoglobulin G.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
tuftsin
Plural:
tuftsinsOrigin of tuftsin
- Tufts + -in, after Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA, where it was discovered.
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