See Also: DIES NON or DIES NON JURIDICI(law)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
DIES(law)
dies(dictionary)
Dies, Martin, Jr.(encyclopedia)
DIES DATUS, practice(law)
CONSILIUM, or dies consilii, practice(law)
Insect(medicine)
insect(1)(dictionary)
insect(2)(dictionary)

Insect defensins (medicine) and dies (iou)


Insect defensins (medicine)


insect defensins -->
defensins
<biochemistry> Family of small (30-35 residue) cysteine rich cationic proteins found in vertebrate phagocytes (notably the azurophil granules of neutrophils) and active against bacteria, fungi and enveloped viruses.

May constitute up to 5% of the total protein. Insect defensins have some sequence homology with the vertebrate forms.


dies (iou)



dies noun. Pl. same. L17.
[Latin.]
A day. Only in (chiefly legal) phrs.: see below.
Dies irae Law a day on which no legal business is done; a day that does not count or cannot be used for a particular purpose.