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cycloleucine

cycloleucine noun: a non-proteinogenic amino acid that is a specific reversible inhibitor of nucleic acid methylation.

Noun

cycloleucine (uncountable)

  1. A non-proteinogenic amino acid that is a specific reversible inhibitor of nucleic acid methylation.

Origin of cycloleucine

From cyclo- + leucine.

Questions about cycloleucine

What does cycloleucine mean?
Cycloleucine means a non-proteinogenic amino acid that is a specific reversible inhibitor of nucleic acid methylation.
What part of speech is cycloleucine?
Cycloleucine is a noun.

Words near cycloleucine in the dictionary

  1. cycloisomerizations
  2. cycloisomerize
  3. cycloisomerized
  4. cyclol
  5. cyclolariciresinol
  6. cycloleucine
  7. cycloligase
  8. cycloligases
  9. cyclolignan
  10. cyclolignane
  11. cyclolignanes

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