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alcaligin

alcaligin noun: a siderophore produced by bacteria of the family Alcaligenaceae.

Noun

alcaligin (uncountable)

  1. A siderophore produced by bacteria of the family Alcaligenaceae.
    • For NMOs, the sequences of L-ornithine N5-oxygenase SidA from Aspergillus fumigatus (XP_755103.1) and the alcaligin biosynthesis enzyme from Bordetella bronchiseptica (Q44740.2) were used as queries.2015 July 11, “The Origin and Evolution of Baeyer—Villiger Monooxygenases (BVMOs): An Ancestral Family of Flavin Monooxygenases”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of alcaligin

Alcaligenes + -in

Questions about alcaligin

What does alcaligin mean?
Alcaligin means a siderophore produced by bacteria of the family Alcaligenaceae.
What part of speech is alcaligin?
Alcaligin is a noun.

Words near alcaligin in the dictionary

  1. alcalde
  2. alcaldes
  3. alcaldeship
  4. alcaldeships
  5. alcalescent
  6. alcaligin
  7. alcalimeter
  8. alcalimeters
  9. alcalinization
  10. alcalizate
  11. Alcalá de Henares

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