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alphostatin

alphostatin noun: a phosphopeptide, 1-O-[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl] 5-O-phosphono (2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]pentanedioate, that is a phosphatase inhibitor.

Noun

alphostatin (uncountable)

  1. A phosphopeptide, 1-O-[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl] 5-O-phosphono (2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]pentanedioate, that is a phosphatase inhibitor

Questions about alphostatin

What does alphostatin mean?
Alphostatin means a phosphopeptide, 1-O-[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl] 5-O-phosphono (2S)-2-[[(2S)-5-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]pentanedioate, that is a phosphatase inhibitor.
What part of speech is alphostatin?
Alphostatin is a noun.

Words near alphostatin in the dictionary

  1. alphorns
  2. alphos
  3. alphoscerate
  4. alphoscerates
  5. alphosis
  6. alphostatin
  7. Alpian
  8. Alpiar
  9. Alpiars
  10. alpidem
  11. alpidic

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