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carboxyglutamic acid

carboxyglutamic acid noun: an amino acid found only in proteins following posttranslational carboxylation of glutamic acid residues.

Noun

carboxyglutamic acid (plural carboxyglutamic acids)

  1. An amino acid found only in proteins following posttranslational carboxylation of glutamic acid residues

Forms of carboxyglutamic acid

pluralcarboxyglutamic acids

Origin of carboxyglutamic acid

From carboxy + glutamic acid.

Questions about carboxyglutamic acid

What does carboxyglutamic acid mean?
Carboxyglutamic acid means an amino acid found only in proteins following posttranslational carboxylation of glutamic acid residues.
What part of speech is carboxyglutamic acid?
Carboxyglutamic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxyglutamic acid?
The plural of carboxyglutamic acid is carboxyglutamic acids.

Words near carboxyglutamic acid in the dictionary

  1. carboxygenated
  2. carboxygenation
  3. carboxyglutamate
  4. carboxyglutamates
  5. carboxyglutamic
  6. carboxyglutamic acid
  7. carboxyglutamic acids
  8. carboxyhaemoglobin
  9. carboxyhaemoglobinaemia
  10. carboxyhaemoglobins
  11. carboxyhemoglobin

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