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dimethylallylpyrophosphate

dimethylallylpyrophosphate noun: an intermediate product of the mevalonic acid pathway and the DOXP/MEP pathway. It is an isomer of isopentenyl pyrophosphate.

Noun

dimethylallylpyrophosphate (uncountable)

  1. An intermediate product of the mevalonic acid pathway and the DOXP/MEP pathway. It is an isomer of isopentenyl pyrophosphate.

Origin of dimethylallylpyrophosphate

From dimethylallyl + pyrophosphate.

Questions about dimethylallylpyrophosphate

What does dimethylallylpyrophosphate mean?
Dimethylallylpyrophosphate means an intermediate product of the mevalonic acid pathway and the DOXP/MEP pathway. It is an isomer of isopentenyl pyrophosphate.
What part of speech is dimethylallylpyrophosphate?
Dimethylallylpyrophosphate is a noun.

Words near dimethylallylpyrophosphate in the dictionary

  1. dimethylacrylamide
  2. dimethylacrylamides
  3. dimethylalkane
  4. dimethylalkanes
  5. dimethylallyl
  6. dimethylallylpyrophosphate
  7. dimethylallyltranstransferase
  8. dimethylamidophenyldimethylpyrazolon
  9. dimethylamine
  10. dimethylamines
  11. dimethylamino

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