thermogenin
构词拆解
- thermo-
- Thermal: of, being, or pertaining to heat or temperature.
- -genin
- (chemistry) Used to form words for the aglycone (non-saccharide) residues of steroidal glycosides.
词源说明
释义
名词noun
- 1An uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue, used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis.