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epiguanine

epiguanine noun: the modified purine nucleobase 7-methylguanine, a methylated version of guanine.

Noun

epiguanine (uncountable)

  1. The modified purine nucleobase 7-methylguanine, a methylated version of guanine.

Origin of epiguanine

From epi- + guanine.

Questions about epiguanine

What does epiguanine mean?
Epiguanine means the modified purine nucleobase 7-methylguanine, a methylated version of guanine.
What part of speech is epiguanine?
Epiguanine is a noun.

Words near epiguanine in the dictionary

  1. epigraphs
  2. epigraphy
  3. Epigravettian
  4. epigrowth
  5. epigrowths
  6. epiguanine
  7. epigyna
  8. epigyne
  9. epigynes
  10. epigynous
  11. epigynously

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