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acetylhexosamine

acetylhexosamine noun: the N-acetyl derivative of hexosamine, polymeric forms of which are glycans of glycoproteins.

Noun

acetylhexosamine (uncountable)

  1. The N-acetyl derivative of hexosamine, polymeric forms of which are glycans of glycoproteins

Questions about acetylhexosamine

What does acetylhexosamine mean?
Acetylhexosamine means the N-acetyl derivative of hexosamine, polymeric forms of which are glycans of glycoproteins.
What part of speech is acetylhexosamine?
Acetylhexosamine is a noun.

Words near acetylhexosamine in the dictionary

  1. acetylglucosaminyltransferases
  2. acetylglutamate
  3. acetylglutamates
  4. acetylglutamic acid
  5. acetylglycine
  6. acetylhexosamine
  7. acetylhexosaminidase
  8. acetylhexosaminidases
  9. acetylhydrazine
  10. acetylhydrolase
  11. acetylhydrolases

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