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desferroxamine

desferroxamine is the alternative form of deferoxamine.

Meaning of deferoxamine

Noun

deferoxamine (countable and uncountable, plural deferoxamines)

  1. A siderophore, produced by the actinobacterium Streptomyces pilosus, that is used as a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body

Questions about desferroxamine

What is desferroxamine the alternative form of?
Desferroxamine is the alternative form of deferoxamine.

Words near desferroxamine in the dictionary

  1. desferoxamine
  2. desferoxamines
  3. desferricoprogen
  4. desferrioxamine
  5. desferrioxamines
  6. desferroxamine
  7. desflurane
  8. Desford
  9. desfuroylceftiofur
  10. desglucocheirotoxin
  11. desglucodesrhamnoparillin

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