nuclein

British

/ ˈnjuːklɪɪn /

noun

any of a group of proteins, containing phosphorus, that occur in the nuclei of living cells

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He extracted a strange, fluffy substance from the nuclei, dubbing it nuclein.

From Nature • Apr. 15, 2019

In Unravelling the Double Helix, medical historian Gareth Williams illuminates key research in the 85 years between the discoveries of nuclein, as it was first known, and the double helix.

From Nature • Apr. 15, 2019

In the 19th century, they had identified a substance in the nucleus of cells, first called nuclein and later nucleic acid, that they suspected was involved.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2016

Since the chemical was acidic, its name was later modified to nucleic acids—but the cellular function of nuclein had remained mysterious.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

He called the molecule nuclein because it was concentrated in a cell’s nucleus.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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