But a key component of mucus versatility is a set of proteins called mucins.

但是黏液多功能主要 来自於一组称为" 黏蛋白" 蛋白质。

The hydrophilic sugar chains help mucin dissolve in your body's watery fluids.

水链帮助粘蛋白溶解於你身体内液体。

In mucin, long chains of sugars are attached to specific amino acids in the protein backbone.

在黏蛋白里，一长串 黏着於特定氨基酸位於蛋白质骨干。

Mucins are the primary large molecules in mucus and are essential for giving mucus its slippery feel.

黏蛋白是黏液中最大分子它们让黏液有滑溜感觉。

Saliva contains bicarbonate ions, which helps to neutralize acid in the mouth, and glycoproteins like mucin which thickens the saliva.

它包含着碳酸氢离子，可以中和口腔中酸，还有蛋白，可以使唾液变得粘稠。

I'm-a lock all that in with a essence, and mine is a snail mucin essence.

我是——用精华锁住这一切，我是蜗牛粘蛋白精华。

Normally mucin 1 goes to the surface of cells.

通常粘蛋白 1 到达细胞表面。

Some of these mucins can interact with other mucin molecules to create a complex network that establishes a barrier against pathogens and other invaders.

一些黏蛋白可以和 其他黏蛋白分子结合，构建一个复杂保护屏障，来抵御病原体和其他侵入物。

So the idea is to make synthetic snail mucins.

所以这个想法是制造合成蜗牛粘蛋白。

So sub in synthetic mucins, Adam says, and you might end up with a better-performing product that's also more sustainable.

所以亚当说，替换为合成粘蛋白，你可能得到性能更好且更可持续产品。

But mucus contains mucins, antimicrobial peptides, antibodies, and even bacteria-hungry viruses called bacteriophages that all work together to prevent biofilms from forming.

但黏液中包含黏蛋白，抗菌肽，抗体，还有能吞噬细菌病毒，叫做噬菌体。这些成分协同作用防止生物膜生成。

I use this to rehydrate my face because the next step you need a moist face for snail mucin.

我用它来给我脸补充水分，因为下一步你需要一张湿润脸来补充蜗牛粘蛋白。

Or, put another way, Adam says five grams of mucin would be enough to pump out at least 130 gallons of snail mucin anti-wrinkle cream.

换句话说，亚当表示五克粘蛋白足以制造至少 130 加仑蜗牛黏液抗皱霜。

So Adam and his colleagues are playing around with synthetic mucins as a coating for the helmet dome of space suits.

因此，亚当和他同事正在尝试将合成粘蛋白作为太空服头盔圆顶涂层。

We hypothesized that the mutation in the MUC1 geneis generating a mucin 1 proteinthat is not doing what it is supposed to do.

我们假设 MUC1 基因中突变产生了一种粘蛋白 1 蛋白，该蛋白没有发挥其应有作用。

Some of those proteins, called mucins, are responsible for a lot of the magical properties of mucus: the stickiness, the lubrication, and so on.

其中一些蛋白质被称为“粘蛋白”，是粘液许多神奇特性原因，比如粘性、润滑性等等。

Remember, we hypothesized that the mutation in the MUC-1 geneis generating a mucin 1 proteinthat is not doing what it is supposed to do.

请记住，我们假设 MUC-1 基因中突变产生了一种粘蛋白 1 蛋白，该蛋白没有发挥其应有作用。

So normally the MUC1 gene churns out a protein called mucin 1, which goes to the surface of cellsand forms a protective blanket around them.

因此，通常情况下，MUC1 基因产生一种称为粘蛋白 1 蛋白质，该蛋白质到达细胞表面并在细胞周围形成一层保护毯。

At this point they can produce five grams a month of pure synthetic mucin powder — about the same amount you'd find in 13 gallons of snail mucus because mucus is mostly water.

目前他们每可以生产五克纯粘蛋白粉，这大约相当于 13 加仑蜗牛黏液中含量，因为黏液主要是水。

This saliva contains a special ingredient called mucin, which is a protein that loves to soak up water, creating a kind of gel which forms a thin, protective coating all over your mouth parts.

这种唾液含有一种特殊成分叫粘蛋白，它是一种喜欢吸收水蛋白质，它产生一种凝胶，而这个凝胶在你口腔部分形成一层薄保护性涂层。