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flaviolin

flaviolin noun: the naphthoquinone derivative 4,5,7-trihydroxynaphthalene-1,2-dione.

Noun

flaviolin (uncountable)

  1. The naphthoquinone derivative 4,5,7-trihydroxynaphthalene-1,2-dione
    • The preparation of flaviolin was conducted according to protocol of Gross et al.2015 December 15, “Diversity of ABBA Prenyltransferases in Marine Streptomyces sp. CNQ-509: Promiscuous Enzymes for the Biosynthesis of Mixed Terpenoid Compounds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about flaviolin

What does flaviolin mean?
Flaviolin means the naphthoquinone derivative 4,5,7-trihydroxynaphthalene-1,2-dione.
What part of speech is flaviolin?
Flaviolin is a noun.

Words near flaviolin in the dictionary

  1. flavins
  2. flavinyl
  3. flavinylate
  4. flavinylated
  5. flavinylation
  6. flaviolin
  7. Flavius
  8. flaviviral
  9. flavivirid
  10. flavivirids
  11. flavivirology

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