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English
Etymology
From zinc + -in.
Noun
zincin (plural zincins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.
2015 July 11, “Comprehensive Analysis of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strain Extracellular Serine Protease VpSP37”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Also bacteria belonging to Vibrio parahaemolyticus are known to produce several proteases and collagenases including metalloproteases of the zincins superfamily and serine proteases.