oleosin

English

Noun

oleosin (plural oleosins)

1. A kind of structural protein found in vascular plant oil bodies and in plant cells.
   • 2015 August 2, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Sabine Pfeifer, Merima Bublin, “Applications of Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy”, in Current Allergy and Asthma Reports‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     However, sensitization to Cor a 12, the oleosin from hazelnut, was detected in 10–25 % of the patients in most of the centers.

Anagrams

• loonies, neosoil