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diphthamide

diphthamide noun: a modified histidine amino acid which renders the elongation factor inactive.

Noun

diphthamide (uncountable)

  1. A modified histidine amino acid which renders the elongation factor inactive.

Questions about diphthamide

What does diphthamide mean?
Diphthamide means a modified histidine amino acid which renders the elongation factor inactive.
What part of speech is diphthamide?
Diphthamide is a noun.

Words near diphthamide in the dictionary

  1. diphosphotransferase
  2. diphosphotransferases
  3. diphoton
  4. diphotons
  5. diphoxazide
  6. diphthamide
  7. diphtheria
  8. diphtherial
  9. diphtherias
  10. diphtheric
  11. diphtheritic

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