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bifunctional chelators

bifunctional chelators is the plural of bifunctional chelator.

Meaning of bifunctional chelator

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).

Questions about bifunctional chelators

What is bifunctional chelators the plural of?
Bifunctional chelators is the plural of bifunctional chelator.

Words near bifunctional chelators in the dictionary

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

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