What is "phaseolin"

n. (context organic compound English) A prenylated pterocarpan found in ''Phaseolus vulgaris'' seeds and in the stems of ''Erythrina subumbrans''.

Phaseolin is a prenylated pterocarpan found in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds and in the stems of Erythrina subumbrans.

Phaseolin may refer to:

• Phaseolin (protein), the main reserve globulin in seeds of the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
• Phaseolin (pterocarpan), a phenolic compound found in the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
• Carboxypeptidase C, an enzyme

Phaseolin is the main reserve globulin in seeds of the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). It was named and first isolated and characterized by Thomas Burr Osborne in 1894.