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diphthine

diphthine noun: the amino acid cation [(1R)-3-[5-[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-carboxypropyl]-trimethylazanium.

Noun

diphthine (uncountable)

  1. The amino acid cation [(1R)-3-[5-[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-carboxypropyl]-trimethylazanium

Questions about diphthine

What does diphthine mean?
Diphthine means the amino acid cation [(1R)-3-[5-[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-carboxypropyl]-trimethylazanium.
What part of speech is diphthine?
Diphthine is a noun.

Words near diphthine in the dictionary

  1. diphtheroid
  2. diphtheroidal
  3. diphtheroids
  4. diphtheronecrotic
  5. diphtherotoxin
  6. diphthine
  7. diphthong
  8. diphthongal
  9. diphthongality
  10. diphthongally
  11. diphthongation

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