Spongin — is a type of collagen protein that forms the fibrous skeleton of most organisms among the Phylum Porifera, the sponges.Spongin does not make up spicules. Spicules can be calcareous or siliceous depending on taxonomic Class; spicules form the… … Wikipedia
Spongin — (von griechisch Σπόγγος, Spongos = Schwamm) ist ein kollagenähnliches Protein, das bei den meisten Schwämmen (Porifera), wie zum Beispiel den Hornkieselschwämmen (Demospongiae) Gerüstfasern ausbildet. Diese Sponginfasern vernetzen die aus Kalk… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spongin — Spon gin (sp[u^]n j[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spongin — Spongin, der Faserstoff des Badeschwammes, ist dem Sericin ähnlich (aber nicht identisch damit), wie man sonst glaubte; es löst sich nicht in Nickeloxydulammoniak, wie das Sericin, aber leicht in Alkalien, sowie in kochender Salpetersäure u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
spongin — [spun′jin] n. [Ger < L spongia,SPONGE + Ger in, INE3] a sulfur containing protein making up the resilient fibrous network that forms the skeleton in many sponges … English World dictionary
Spongin — Spon|gin 〈n.; s; unz.〉 Gerüstsubstanz der Süßwasserschwämme [→ Spongia] * * * Spongin [zu lateinisch spongia »Schwamm«] das, s, hornartiges, elastisches Gerüsteiweiß der Schwämme, das bis zu 1,5 % Jod (gebunden v. a. in Tyrosin) enthält. Bei… … Universal-Lexikon
spongin — noun Etymology: German, from Latin spongia sponge Date: circa 1868 a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers found in certain sponge skeletons … New Collegiate Dictionary
spongin — n. [L. spongia, sponge] (PORIFERA) Collagenous material of the skeleton formed of homogeneous fibers or plaques … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spongin — /spun jin/, n. a scleroprotein occurring in the form of fibers that form the skeleton of certain sponges. [1865 70; SPONGE + IN2] * * * … Universalium
spongin — noun A horny, sulfur containing protein related to keratin that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges proteinaceous compounds of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed … Wiktionary