Elicitin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Elicitin is a noun meaning Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants.
Meaning
Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants.
Word Forms
- elicitins
Related Words
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