azurocidin

English

Noun

azurocidin (plural azurocidins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of cationic antimicrobial proteins that bind heparin
   • 2015 November 17, “Granule Associated Serine Proteases of Hematopoietic Cells – An Analysis of Their Appearance and Diversification during Vertebrate Evolution”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The human met-ase locus contains granzyme M, proteinase 3, N-elastase, azurocidin, NSP-4 and complement factor D (CFD).