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disulfide bond

disulfide bond noun: a bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins.

Noun

disulfide bond (plural disulfide bonds)

  1. A bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins

Forms of disulfide bond

pluraldisulfide bonds

Questions about disulfide bond

What does disulfide bond mean?
Disulfide bond means a bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins.
What part of speech is disulfide bond?
Disulfide bond is a noun.
What is the plural of disulfide bond?
The plural of disulfide bond is disulfide bonds.

Words near disulfide bond in the dictionary

  1. disulfate
  2. disulfated
  3. disulfates
  4. disulfid
  5. disulfide
  6. disulfide bond
  7. disulfide bonds
  8. disulfide bridge
  9. disulfide bridges
  10. disulfides
  11. disulfido

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