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acetylphosphate

acetylphosphate noun: the compound CH₃COO-PO(OH)₂ that is involved in the metabolism of some amino acids.

Noun

acetylphosphate (uncountable)

  1. The compound CH₃COO-PO(OH)₂ that is involved in the metabolism of some amino acids

Questions about acetylphosphate

What does acetylphosphate mean?
Acetylphosphate means the compound CH₃COO-PO(OH)₂ that is involved in the metabolism of some amino acids.
What part of speech is acetylphosphate?
Acetylphosphate is a noun.

Words near acetylphosphate in the dictionary

  1. acetyloniums
  2. acetylornithine
  3. acetyloxy
  4. acetyloxytheophylline
  5. acetylphenylhydrazine
  6. acetylphosphate
  7. acetylpiperazine
  8. acetylpolyamine
  9. acetylpolyamines
  10. acetylpromazine
  11. acetylproteome

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