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bifunctional chelator

bifunctional chelator noun: a chemical chelator that: 1) secures a metal ion (often radioactive) and 2) forms a linkage (bond) between the complex and the targeting vector (e.g. a tumour targeting protein).

Noun

bifunctional chelator (plural bifunctional chelators)

  1. (pharmacy) A chemical chelator that: 1) secures a metal ion (often radioactive) and 2) forms a linkage (bond) between the complex and the targeting vector (e.g. a tumour targeting protein).

Forms of bifunctional chelator

pluralbifunctional chelators

Questions about bifunctional chelator

What does bifunctional chelator mean?
Bifunctional chelator means a chemical chelator that: 1) secures a metal ion (often radioactive) and 2) forms a linkage (bond) between the complex and the targeting vector (e.g. a tumour targeting protein).
What part of speech is bifunctional chelator?
Bifunctional chelator is a noun.
What is the plural of bifunctional chelator?
The plural of bifunctional chelator is bifunctional chelators.

Words near bifunctional chelator in the dictionary

  1. bifucosylations
  2. Bifulco
  3. Bifulcos
  4. bifunction
  5. bifunctional
  6. bifunctional chelator
  7. bifunctional chelators
  8. bifunctionality
  9. bifunctionalization
  10. bifunctionalize
  11. bifunctionalized

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