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aureofuscin

aureofuscin noun: a pigment and antibiotic macrolide (1R,3R,4R,5R,7R,9R,11S,12S,13S)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-1,4,12,13-tetrahydroxy-2,6,10-trioxatricyclo[7.4.0.03,7]tridecane-11-carboxylic acid produced by Streptomyces aureofuscus.

Noun

aureofuscin (uncountable)

  1. A pigment and antibiotic macrolide (1R,3R,4R,5R,7R,9R,11S,12S,13S)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-1,4,12,13-tetrahydroxy-2,6,10-trioxatricyclo[7.4.0.03,7]tridecane-11-carboxylic acid produced by Streptomyces aureofuscus

Questions about aureofuscin

What does aureofuscin mean?
Aureofuscin means a pigment and antibiotic macrolide (1R,3R,4R,5R,7R,9R,11S,12S,13S)-5-(6-aminopurin-9-yl)-1,4,12,13-tetrahydroxy-2,6,10-trioxatricyclo[7.4.0.03,7]tridecane-11-carboxylic acid produced by Streptomyces aureofuscus.
What part of speech is aureofuscin?
Aureofuscin is a noun.

Words near aureofuscin in the dictionary

  1. aureochrome
  2. aureochromes
  3. aureocin
  4. aureocins
  5. aureofungin
  6. aureofuscin
  7. aureola
  8. aureolae
  9. aureolas
  10. aureole
  11. aureole hat

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