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ferricrocin

ferricrocin noun: a siderophore N-[3-[(2S,5S,8S,14R)-5,8-bis[3-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]propyl]-14-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxo-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexazacyclooctadec-2-yl]propyl]-N-hydroxyacetamide;iron in Aspergillus fumigatus.

Noun

ferricrocin (uncountable)

  1. A siderophore N-[3-[(2S,5S,8S,14R)-5,8-bis[3-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]propyl]-14-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxo-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexazacyclooctadec-2-yl]propyl]-N-hydroxyacetamide;iron in Aspergillus fumigatus.

Questions about ferricrocin

What does ferricrocin mean?
Ferricrocin means a siderophore N-[3-[(2S,5S,8S,14R)-5,8-bis[3-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]propyl]-14-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaoxo-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexazacyclooctadec-2-yl]propyl]-N-hydroxyacetamide;iron in Aspergillus fumigatus.
What part of speech is ferricrocin?
Ferricrocin is a noun.

Words near ferricrocin in the dictionary

  1. Ferricks
  2. ferricobalt
  3. ferricobalts
  4. ferricrete
  5. ferricretes
  6. ferricrocin
  7. ferricyanate
  8. ferricyanates
  9. ferricyanic
  10. ferricyanide
  11. ferricyanides

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