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Concept information

Preferred term

flagellin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A protein with a molecular weight of 40,000 isolated from bacterial flagella. At appropriate pH and salt concentration, three flagellin monomers can spontaneously reaggregate to form structures which appear identical to intact flagella.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/144694

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