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allylglycine

allylglycine noun: a glycine derivative that is an inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase.

Noun

allylglycine (uncountable)

  1. A glycine derivative that is an inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase.

Origin of allylglycine

From allyl + glycine.

Questions about allylglycine

What does allylglycine mean?
Allylglycine means a glycine derivative that is an inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase.
What part of speech is allylglycine?
Allylglycine is a noun.

Words near allylglycine in the dictionary

  1. allylescaline
  2. allyless
  3. allylestrenol
  4. allylglucosinolate
  5. allylglucosinolates
  6. allylglycine
  7. allylic
  8. allylic rearrangement
  9. allylic rearrangements
  10. allylic shift
  11. allylic shifts

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