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biphosphoglyceric acid

biphosphoglyceric acid noun: either of two isomeric derivatives of glyceric acid, in which two hydroxyl groups have been replaced by phosphate residues, that are metabolic products.

Noun

biphosphoglyceric acid (uncountable)

  1. Either of two isomeric derivatives of glyceric acid, in which two hydroxyl groups have been replaced by phosphate residues, that are metabolic products

Words formed from biphosphoglyceric acid

Questions about biphosphoglyceric acid

What does biphosphoglyceric acid mean?
Biphosphoglyceric acid means either of two isomeric derivatives of glyceric acid, in which two hydroxyl groups have been replaced by phosphate residues, that are metabolic products.
What part of speech is biphosphoglyceric acid?
Biphosphoglyceric acid is a noun.

Words near biphosphoglyceric acid in the dictionary

  1. biphosphate
  2. biphosphates
  3. biphosphine
  4. biphosphoglycerate
  5. biphosphoglycerates
  6. biphosphoglyceric acid
  7. biphosphonate
  8. biphosphonates
  9. biphosphorylated
  10. biphosphorylation
  11. biphosphorylations

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