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fluoroproline

fluoroproline noun: any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of proline, but especially 4-fluoroproline that is used to replace natural proline in peptides and proteins to alter their stability, conformation and folding.

Noun

fluoroproline (plural fluoroprolines)

  1. Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of proline, but especially 4-fluoroproline that is used to replace natural proline in peptides and proteins to alter their stability, conformation and folding

Forms of fluoroproline

pluralfluoroprolines

Origin of fluoroproline

From fluoro- + proline.

Questions about fluoroproline

What does fluoroproline mean?
Fluoroproline means any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of proline, but especially 4-fluoroproline that is used to replace natural proline in peptides and proteins to alter their stability, conformation and folding.
What part of speech is fluoroproline?
Fluoroproline is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoroproline?
The plural of fluoroproline is fluoroprolines.

Words near fluoroproline in the dictionary

  1. fluoropolarimetry
  2. fluoropolymer
  3. fluoropolymers
  4. fluoroprobe
  5. fluoroprobes
  6. fluoroproline
  7. fluoroprolines
  8. fluoroprophylaxis
  9. fluoroprotein
  10. fluoroproteins
  11. fluoroptic

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