nigrin means any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
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- Any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra)“In contrast, nigrin b, which has comparable plasma membrane binding affinity to volkensin (approx. 10 -10 M), enters the cytosol without passing the trans-Golgi network and ER [10 –12 ].”