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alphalytic

alphalytic adjective: that hydrolyses a peptide at the alpha position.

Adjective

alphalytic (not comparable)

  1. That hydrolyses a peptide at the alpha position

Origin of alphalytic

From alpha + -lytic.

Questions about alphalytic

What does alphalytic mean?
Alphalytic means that hydrolyses a peptide at the alpha position.
What part of speech is alphalytic?
Alphalytic is an adjective.

Words near alphalytic in the dictionary

  1. alphaketoglutarate
  2. alphaketoglutarates
  3. alphaletovirus
  4. alphaletoviruses
  5. alphalike
  6. alphalytic
  7. alphamagic square
  8. alphamagic squares
  9. alphamegamia
  10. alphameprodine
  11. alphameric

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