flagellin
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flagellin
[flaj´ĕ-lin]a protein (mol. wt. approximately 40,000) occurring in the flagella of bacteria, which is composed of subunits arranged in several-stranded helix formation somewhat resembling myosin in structure, and sometimes containing ε-N-methyl lysine. Its composition varies with the species; thus flagellin antibodies are species specific.
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flag·el·lin
(flaj'ĕ-lin),Any member of a class of proteins that constitue subunits of the flagella and that contain the amino acid ε-N-methyllysine.
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flagellin
(flə-jĕl′ĭn)n.
Any of a group of proteins that are the structural components of bacterial flagella.
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