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

在黏蛋白里，一长串的糖 会黏着於特定的氨基酸位於蛋白质的骨干。

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

但是黏液的多功能主要 来自於一组称为" 黏蛋白" 的蛋白质。

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的分子它们让黏液有滑溜的感觉。

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

水糖链帮助粘蛋白溶解於你身体内的液体。

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

它包含着碳酸氢根离子，可中和口腔中的酸，还有糖蛋白，可使唾液变得粘稠。

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

所亚当说，替换为合成粘蛋白，你可能会得到性能更好且更可持续的产品。

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，我的是蜗牛粘蛋白精华。

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

因此，亚当和他的同事正在尝试将合成粘蛋白作为太空服头盔圆顶的涂层。

Normally mucin 1 goes to the surface of cells.

通常粘蛋白1会到细胞表面。

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

我用它来给我的脸补充水分，因为下一步你需要一张湿润的脸来补充蜗牛粘蛋白。

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”，是粘液的许多神奇特性的原因，比如粘性、润滑性等等。

So the idea is to make synthetic snail mucins.

所这个想法是制造合成蜗牛粘蛋白。

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制造至少 130 加仑的蜗牛黏液抗皱霜。

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

这些粘蛋白中的一部分能够与其他粘蛋白分子相互作用，形成一个复杂的网络，建立起一道抵御病原体和其他入侵者的屏障。

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

我们假设MUC1基因的突变产生了一种不按预期功能工作的粘蛋白1蛋白。

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

通常情况下，MUC1基因会产生一种名为粘蛋白1的蛋白质，这种蛋白质会到达细胞表面并形成一层保护性的屏障。

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

记住，我们假设MUC1基因的突变产生了一种不按预期工作的粘蛋白1蛋白。

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的成分叫粘蛋白，它是一种喜欢吸收水的蛋白质，它产生一种凝胶，而这个凝胶会在你的口腔部分形成一层薄的保护性涂层。

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.

目前他们每月可生产五克纯粘蛋白粉，这大约相当于 13 加仑蜗牛黏液中的含量，因为黏液主要是水。

It took four years for Adam and his colleagues at the CUNY Graduate Center — and later his company — to go from the idea of making synthetic mucin to actually holding a vial full of the stuff.

亚当和他的同事们在纽约市立大研究生中心花了四年时间，从合成粘蛋白的构想到最终拿到一瓶这种物质。