📚 noun • entry_id 49561
nuclein
/ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/
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nucleína
A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus.
While delving microscopically through the pus in surgical bandages, Miescher found a substance he didn't recognize and called it nuclein (because it resided in the nuclei of cells)…
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