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Meaning of "colicin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLICIN

colicin  [ˈkɒlɪsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLICIN

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Colicin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COLICIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

colicin

Colicin

A colicin is a type of bacteriocin produced by and toxic to some strains of Escherichia coli. Colicins are released into the environment to reduce competition from other bacterial strains. Colicins bind to outer membrane receptors, using them to translocate to the cytoplasm or cytoplasmic membrane, where they exert their cytotoxic effect, including depolarisation of the cytoplasmic membrane, DNase activity, RNase activity, or inhibition of murein synthesis.

Definition of colicin in the English dictionary

The definition of colicin in the dictionary is a bacteriocidal protein.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLICIN


actinomycin
ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn
allicin
ˈælɪsɪn
bacitracin
ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn
biomedicine
ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪsɪn
capsaicin
kæpˈseɪɪsɪn
clindamycin
ˌklɪndəˈmaɪsɪn
cytolysin
saɪˈtɒlɪsɪn
daunorubicin
ˌdɔːnəˈruːbɪsɪn
erythromycin
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn
gentamicin
ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn
kanamycin
ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn
lysin
ˈlaɪsɪn
medicine
ˈmɛdɪsɪn
puromycin
ˌpjʊərəʊˈmaɪsɪn
rifampicin
rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn
salicin
ˈsælɪsɪn
streptomycin
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn
subtilisin
sʌbˈtɪlɪsɪn
telemedicine
ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn
vancomycin
ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLICIN

coley
colibri
colic
colicine
colicky
colicroot
colicweed
colies
coliform
coliform bacteria
Coligni
Coligny
Colima
colin
colinearity
coliphage
coliseum
colistin
colitic
colitis

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLICIN

capsicin
ciprofloxacin
doxorubicin
ficin
glycin
indomethacin
leucin
lincomycin
mitomycin
mucin
niacin
oxytocin
ricin
sericin
spectinomycin
streptothricin
Szczecin
Terramycin
tunicin
tyrothricin

Synonyms and antonyms of colicin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «colicin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLICIN

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The translations of colicin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colicin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大肠杆菌素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colicina
570 millions of speakers

English

colicin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

colicin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوليسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колицин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colicina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

colicin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colicin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colicin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Colicin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コリシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

colicin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colicin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

colicin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோலிஸின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉलिसीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

colicin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colicin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolicyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колицина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colicinei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολικίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

colicin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolicin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colicin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colicin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLICIN»

The term «colicin» is normally little used and occupies the 136.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLICIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colicin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLICIN»

Discover the use of colicin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colicin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Colicin E1 Addition to the Swine Diet Prevents Post Weaning ...
Kuhar (1999) compared strains containing either Colicin K or E1 plasmids for their colicin production at different growth stages, nutrient densities, and growth phases. While the Colicin E1 gene (cea) was induced by an anaerobic environment, ...
Sara Anne Cutler, 2007
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Applications and Mechanisms of Colicin E1
To combat the rise of foodborne disease outbreaks in fresh and ready-to-eat (RTE) meats and to reduce further bacterial drug resistance, researchers are looking to natural and chemical alternatives to antibiotics.
Brenda Sue Patton, 2007
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Handbook of Natural Toxins: Bacterial Toxins
inhibition of protein synthesis and does not occur during the lag period before complex II formation [43]. An identical cleavage occurs in vitro following the incubation of normal 70 S ribosomes with purified colicin [34,42,43]. This in vitro reaction ...
M. Carolyn Hardegree, Anthony T. Tu, 1988
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Bacteriocins: Ecology and Evolution
3.3. Colicins. and. Colicin-like. Bacteriocins. Colicins are a diverse group of SOS- inducible high molecular weight bacteriocins produced by Escherichia coli. Colicin-encoding genes are found on plasmids, and numerous types of colicin ...
Margaret A. Riley, Milind A. Chavan, 2006
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Prokaryotic Antimicrobial Peptides: From Genes to Applications
The crystal structures of BtuB in complex with the R-domain of the RNase colicin E3 or DNase colicin E2 revealed a probably conserved mechanism for the translocation of colicins of group A across the outer membrane (Kurisu et al. 2003  ...
Djamel Drider, Sylvie Rebuffat, 2011
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Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides
This secondary receptor/translocator was inferred to be another Cir molecule.13 Superimposition of the complete colicin Ia structure onto the structure of Ia–Cir complex reveals that because of the long 160-Å helices connecting R-domain to  ...
Abba Kastin, 2013
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Molecular Action of Toxins and Viruses
When added to an in vitro reaction, in sufficient amount, the immunity protein completely prevents the inactivation of ribosomes by colicin E3. However, even adding a large molar excess of immunity protein to colicin E3 did not prevent the  ...
P. Cohen, S. Van Heyningen, 2012
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Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update Edition
Many pathogenic bacteria carry genes for virulence on plasmids or other mobile genetic elements. example, the ColE2 plasmid carries genes for both colicin E2 and a soluble immunity protein that binds colicin E2. This immunity protein does ...
David P. Clark, 2009
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Bacterial and Bacteriophage Genetics
An important group of nonconjugative plasmids is the colicin E group. Colicin A ( originally found in Citrobacter freundii) probably also belongs to this group. The original colicin E designation has been subdivided into three distinct groups, El, ...
Edward A. Birge, 2006
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Transport Processes in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Organisms
Similarly, the leakiness and colicin tolerance phenotypes have been dissociated in many tol mutations. Therefore, a destabilized cell envelope does not prevent group A colicins from being translocated. Tol proteins are not always ...
W.N. Konings, H.R. Kaback, J.S. Lolkema, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLICIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colicin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Density-dependent adaptive resistance allows swimming bacteria to …
Nutrient-responsive regulation determines biodiversity in a colicin-mediated bacterial community. BMC Biol 12: 68. | Article | PubMed |; Hol FJH ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
All change for bacterial outer membrane proteins
Using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, they noticed that the colicin-bound receptors behaved in an unusual way in the membrane. «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
3
Niles West Student Named 2015 Intel STS Semifinalist; One of 6 in …
... the Intel Science Talent Search (STS) Semifinalists for his research project on the Synthesis of Colicin M Using Cell-Free Protein Synthesis. «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
4
New understanding of how bacteria build their protective cell wall
"The first time we were able to see the colicin product I was incredibly excited because I knew we were detecting the flipping reaction," said Lok ... «Phys.Org, Jul 14»
5
Scientists Chance Upon Protein that can Kill E Coli
Protein that can Kill E Coli. The protein Colicin N is found inside the Escherichia coli itself, and kills competing bacterium in a very efficient way. «Indiatimes.com, Jul 13»
6
Lab accident could lead to new antibiotics
... a team from Newcastle University described studying a protein derived from E.coli bacteria, called Colicin N, which kills competing bacteria in ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 13»
7
Formulating Food Safety: An Overview of Antimicrobial Ingredients
There are many other bacteriocins that have been demonstrated as antimicrobials. Examples include pediocin, sakacin, reuterin, lacticin, macedocin and colicin. «Food Safety Magazine, Jan 13»
8
E. coli's weapon in bug-on-bug warfare
“Our research has specifically provided structural evidence that colicin A in E.coli binds to a novel binding site of the protein (TolA) which is ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 12»
9
Synthetic biology: Licensing bacteria to kill
To ensure the release of the toxin, the gene encoding the lysis protein for colicin E7, also under the control of a luxR promoter, was introduced. Above a certain ... «Nature.com, Sep 11»
10
How Rock-Paper-Scissors Could Shape Bacterial Evolution
One of them produces a protein, colicin, that's toxic to other cells; it also makes a set of proteins that allow it to survive the toxins it makes. «Wired News, Jun 11»

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