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azidonorleucine

azidonorleucine noun: the azido derivative of norleucine (2S)-2-amino-6-azidohexanoic acid that is used to label proteins.

Noun

azidonorleucine (uncountable)

  1. The azido derivative of norleucine (2S)-2-amino-6-azidohexanoic acid that is used to label proteins
    • Here, we introduce an Mtb-selective protein labeling method based on genetic incorporation of azidonorleucine (Anl) through the expression of a mutant methionyl-tRNA synthetase.2015 August 25, Ajit G. Chande et al., “Selective enrichment of mycobacterial proteins from infected host macrophages”, in Scientific Reports, volume 5, →DOI

Questions about azidonorleucine

What does azidonorleucine mean?
Azidonorleucine means the azido derivative of norleucine (2S)-2-amino-6-azidohexanoic acid that is used to label proteins.
What part of speech is azidonorleucine?
Azidonorleucine is a noun.

Words near azidonorleucine in the dictionary

  1. azidoheptanes
  2. azidohomoalanine
  3. azidolysis
  4. azidomethyl
  5. azidomethyls
  6. azidonorleucine
  7. azidooxygenation
  8. azidooxygenations
  9. azidopeptide
  10. azidopeptides
  11. azidophenylalanine

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