keratins in English

noun
1
a fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs, claws, horns, etc..
Cells are laced with a network of fibres more rigid than the rope-like structural proteins collagen and keratin .
noun
    ceratin

Use "keratins" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "keratins" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "keratins", or refer to the context using the word "keratins" in the English Dictionary.

1. Keratins are considered examples of scleroproteins or Albuminoids

2. In all amniotes specialized intermediate filament keratins (IF-keratins), in addition to keratin-associated and Corneous proteins form the outermost cornified layer of the epidermis.

3. Low-angle X-ray diffraction is a powerful means of investigating the microfibril-matrix-complex ofα-keratins.

4. Cystine definition, a crystalline amino acid, C6H12O4N2S2, occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction

5. Cystine definition is - a crystalline amino acid C6H12N2O4S2 that is widespread in proteins (such as keratins) and is a major metabolic sulfur source.

6. Setae are composed of interlaced Corneous bundles made of small cysteine‐glycine‐rich Corneous beta proteins (CBPs, formerly indicated as beta‐keratins), embedded in a matrix material composed of cytoskeletal proteins and lipids.