monellin

noun

monellin

noun

Etymology From Monell + -in, named in 1972 after the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, United States, where it was isolated and characterized.

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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A sweet protein found in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii.

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