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dihydrostreptose

dihydrostreptose noun: a hydroxymethyl derivative of streptose, 5-deoxy-3-c-(hydroxymethyl)pentose, that forms a biochemically important complex with dTDP.

Noun

dihydrostreptose (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxymethyl derivative of streptose, 5-deoxy-3-c-(hydroxymethyl)pentose, that forms a biochemically important complex with dTDP.

Origin of dihydrostreptose

From dihydro + streptose.

Questions about dihydrostreptose

What does dihydrostreptose mean?
Dihydrostreptose means a hydroxymethyl derivative of streptose, 5-deoxy-3-c-(hydroxymethyl)pentose, that forms a biochemically important complex with dTDP.
What part of speech is dihydrostreptose?
Dihydrostreptose is a noun.

Words near dihydrostreptose in the dictionary

  1. dihydrostilbene
  2. dihydrostilbenes
  3. dihydrostilbenoid
  4. dihydrostilbenoids
  5. dihydrostreptomycin
  6. dihydrostreptose
  7. dihydrosyringin
  8. dihydrotachysterol
  9. dihydrotanshinone
  10. dihydrotesterone
  11. dihydrotestosterone

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