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adenosylhomocysteine

adenosylhomocysteine noun: an adenosyl derivative of homocysteine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of cysteine.

Noun

adenosylhomocysteine (uncountable)

  1. An adenosyl derivative of homocysteine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of cysteine

Questions about adenosylhomocysteine

What does adenosylhomocysteine mean?
Adenosylhomocysteine means an adenosyl derivative of homocysteine that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of cysteine.
What part of speech is adenosylhomocysteine?
Adenosylhomocysteine is a noun.

Words near adenosylhomocysteine in the dictionary

  1. adenosylation
  2. adenosylations
  3. adenosylcobalamin
  4. adenosylhomocysteinase
  5. adenosylhomocysteinases
  6. adenosylhomocysteine
  7. adenosylmethioninase
  8. adenosylmethionine
  9. adenosyls
  10. adenosyltransferase
  11. adenosyltransferases

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