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azadipeptide

azadipeptide noun: any of a group of aromatic dipeptides that have an N-N group in place of the terminal amine.

Noun

azadipeptide (plural azadipeptides)

  1. Any of a group of aromatic dipeptides that have an N-N group in place of the terminal amine
    • Among these, proteolytically stable azadipeptide nitriles have been developed, with picomolar Ki value towards the therapeutically relevant cathepsins B, K, L and S with which they form reversible isothiosemicarbazide adducts [24 –26 ].2015 July 14, “Azanitrile Cathepsin K Inhibitors: Effects on Cell Toxicity, Osteoblast-Induced Mineralization and Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of azadipeptide

pluralazadipeptides

Origin of azadipeptide

From aza- + dipeptide.

Words formed from azadipeptide

  • azadipeptide nitrile

Questions about azadipeptide

What does azadipeptide mean?
Azadipeptide means any of a group of aromatic dipeptides that have an N-N group in place of the terminal amine.
What part of speech is azadipeptide?
Azadipeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of azadipeptide?
The plural of azadipeptide is azadipeptides.

Words near azadipeptide in the dictionary

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  6. azadipeptide
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  8. azadiphosphole
  9. azadiphospholes
  10. azadirachtin
  11. azadirachtins

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