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denticulatin

denticulatin noun: a metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-((2S)-3-oxopentan-2-yl)oxan-2-yl)-4,6-dimethyl-non-6-en-3-one. There are at least 2 stereoisomers labelled A and B.

denticulatin: a metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name...
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Noun

denticulatin (plural denticulatins)

  1. A metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-((2S)-3-oxopentan-2-yl)oxan-2-yl)-4,6-dimethyl-non-6-en-3-one. There are at least 2 stereoisomers labelled A and B

Forms of denticulatin

pluraldenticulatins

Origin of denticulatin

From the species denticulata + -in named by Jill E. Hochlowski in 1983.https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja00363a034

Questions about denticulatin

What does denticulatin mean?
Denticulatin means a metabolite from Siphonaria denticulata with IUPAC name 2,4-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-6-((2S)-3-oxopentan-2-yl)oxan-2-yl)-4,6-dimethyl-non-6-en-3-one. There are at least 2 stereoisomers labelled A and B.
What part of speech is denticulatin?
Denticulatin is a noun.
What is the plural of denticulatin?
The plural of denticulatin is denticulatins.

Words near denticulatin in the dictionary

  1. denticular
  2. denticulate
  3. denticulated
  4. denticulately
  5. denticulates
  6. denticulatin
  7. denticulation
  8. denticulations
  9. denticule
  10. denticules
  11. dentiferous

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