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azidohomoalanine

azidohomoalanine noun: an azido derivative of homoalanine that can be incorporated into proteins as potential methionine analogues.

Noun

azidohomoalanine (uncountable)

  1. An azido derivative of homoalanine that can be incorporated into proteins as potential methionine analogues

Origin of azidohomoalanine

From azido- + homoalanine.

Questions about azidohomoalanine

What does azidohomoalanine mean?
Azidohomoalanine means an azido derivative of homoalanine that can be incorporated into proteins as potential methionine analogues.
What part of speech is azidohomoalanine?
Azidohomoalanine is a noun.

Words near azidohomoalanine in the dictionary

  1. azidoformic acid
  2. azidoglycoside
  3. azidoglycosides
  4. azidoheptane
  5. azidoheptanes
  6. azidohomoalanine
  7. azidolysis
  8. azidomethyl
  9. azidomethyls
  10. azidonorleucine
  11. azidooxygenation

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