Definition
A type of bitter glycoside compound found in plants, particularly in Helix genus plants, historically used in traditional medicine.
Etymology
From 'helix' (the plant genus or the spiral shape) + '-in' (chemical compound suffix). Named for its original plant source or helical molecular structure.
Kelly Says
Helixin is one of thousands of plant compounds with 'in' suffixes that chemists isolated in the 1800s—each one a unique molecule hiding in plants, waiting to be discovered and tested for medicinal properties.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
helical (Hēlikṣal)
heh-lee-ks-al
ARالعربية
هيليكسين (Hīlikṣīn)
hee-lee-ks-een
BNবাংলা
হেলিックスিন (Hēlikṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
CACatalà
helixin
heh-liks-in
CSČeština
helixin
heh-liks-in
DADansk
helixin
heh-liks-in
DEDeutsch
Helixin
heh-liks-in
ELΕλληνικά
helixin
heh-liks-in
ESEspañol
helixina
heh-lee-see-nah
FAفارسی
helixin
heh-liks-in
FISuomi
helixin
heh-liks-in
FRFrançais
hélixine
heh-lee-seen
GUGU
હેલિક્સિન (Helīkṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
HEעברית
הליקסין (Helyksin)
heh-lee-ks-in
HIहिन्दी
हेलिक्सिन (Hēlikṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
HUMagyar
helixin
heh-liks-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
helixin
heh-liks-in
ITItaliano
helixina
heh-lee-see-nah
JA日本語
ヘリキシン (Herikushin)
heh-ri-ku-shin
KMKM
ហេល릭ស៊ីន (Hēlikṣīns)
heh-lee-ks-ee-n
KO한국어
헬릭신 (Helliksin)
hel-liks-in
MRMR
हेलिक्सिन (Hēlikṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
MSBahasa Melayu
helixin
heh-liks-in
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲလစ် (Hēlik)
heh-lee-k
NLNederlands
helixin
heh-liks-in
NONorsk
helixin
heh-liks-in
PAPA
ਹੇਲਿਕਸਿਨ (Hēlikṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
PLPolski
helixin
heh-liks-in
PTPortuguês
hélixina
heh-lee-see-nah
RORomână
helixin
heh-liks-in
RUРусский
геликсин (Geliksin)
geh-lee-ksin
SVSvenska
helixin
heh-liks-in
SWKiswahili
helixin
heh-liks-in
TAதமிழ்
ஹெலிக்சின் (Helīkṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
TEతెలుగు
హెలిక్సిన్ (Hēlikṣin)
heh-lee-ks-in
THไทย
เฮลิกซิน (Herikxin)
heh-ri-k-sin
TRTürkçe
helixin
heh-liks-in
UKУкраїнська
геліксин (Geliksin)
geh-lee-ksin
URاردو
ہیلیکسین (Hilyaksīn)
heh-lee-aks-een
VITiếng Việt
helixin
heh-liks-in
ZH中文
螺旋素 (Luòxuán Sù)
loh-shwan soo