a blue, oxygen-carrying blood pigment containing copper, found in many arthropods and mollusks
Word origin
hemo- + cyan- + -in1
hemocyanin in American English
(ˌhiməˈsaiənɪn, ˌhemə-)
noun
Biochemistry
a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates
Word origin
[1835–45; hemo- + cyan-1 + -in2]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, communism, daisy chain, hot plate, protein-in is a noun suffix used in a special manner in chemical and mineralogical nomenclature(glycerin; acetin, etc.). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances havingthe termination -ine rather than -in (aconitine; aniline, etc.), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids(albumin; palmitin, etc.), but this distinction is not always observed
Examples of 'hemocyanin' in a sentence
hemocyanin
Octopus vulgaris hemocyanin shows a particular self-assembling pattern, characterized bya hierarchical organization of monomers.
Francesco Spinozzi, Paolo Mariani, Ivan Mičetić, Claudio Ferrero, Diego Pontoni, MarianoBeltramini 2012, 'Quaternary structure heterogeneity of oligomeric proteins: a SAXS and SANS study ofthe dissociation products of Octopus vulgaris hemocyanin.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499515?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rhogocytes are the site of hemocyanin or hemoglobin biosynthesis in gastropods.
Maria Kokkinopoulou, Lisa Spiecker, Claudia Messerschmidt, Mike Barbeck, Shahram Ghanaati,Katharina Landfester, Jürgen Markl 2015, 'On the Ultrastructure and Function of Rhogocytes from the Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0141195. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Qualitatively, the electrically collected venom showed lack of hemolymph contaminants such as hemocyanin.
Naoual Oukkache, Fatima Chgoury, Mekki Lalaoui, Alejandro Alagón Cano, Noreddine Ghalim 2013, 'Comparison between two methods of scorpion venom milking in Morocco', Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseaseshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100303&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This malady produces histological necrosis and abnormally modified macromolecules (hemocyanin and ferritin).
Jun Zhuang, Guiqin Cai, Qiying Lin, Zujian Wu, Lianhui Xie 2010, 'A bacteriophage-related chimeric marine virus infecting abalone.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2974647?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This species harbors two distinct hemocyanin subunits with low expression levels.
Samantha Scherbaum, Nadja Hellmann, Rosa Fernández, Christian Pick, Thorsten Burmester 2018, 'Diversity, evolution, and function of myriapod hemocyanins', BMC Evolutionary Biologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1221-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Western blot analysis confirmed the up-regulation of hemocyanin expression upon bacterial infection.
Fang Lo Chu, Wang Hao-Ching, Chaikeeratisak Vorrapon, Somboonwiwat Kunlaya, TassanakajonAnchalee 2010, 'Proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in Penaeus monodon hemocytesafter Vibrio harveyi infection', Proteome Sciencehttp://www.proteomesci.com/content/8/1/39. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The β-type of hemocyanin has been described for percarid crustaceans for the first time.
D.S. Bedulina, A.N. Gurkov, B.K. Baduev, E.V. Borvinskaya, M.D. Dimova, M.A. Timofeyev 2016, 'Preliminary Analysis of Hemocyanins in Hemolymph Plasma of Baikal Endemic Amphipods',Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistryhttp://www.jspb.ru/issues/2016/N1/JSPB_2016_1_74-86.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, manual obtainment of venom subjects scorpions to maximal trauma, leading to hemocyanin secretion.
Naoual Oukkache, Fatima Chgoury, Mekki Lalaoui, Alejandro Alagón Cano, Noreddine Ghalim 2013, 'Comparison between two methods of scorpion venom milking in Morocco', Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseaseshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100303&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Parents were immunized via injection with keyhole limpet hemocyanin antigens.
Ahmad Ismail, Lisa Jacquin, Claudy Haussy, Julie Legoupi, Samuel Perret, Julien Gasparini 2013, 'Food availability and maternal immunization affect transfer and persistence of maternalantibodies in nestling pigeons.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857817?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We used ovalbumin, and a hapten-protein conjugate, phthalate-keyhole limpet hemocyanin.
Youssef Aachoui, Swapan K Ghosh 2011, 'Extracellular matrix from porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) as immune adjuvants.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3210130?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)