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formycin

formycin noun: a C-nucleoside, (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-(7-amino-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-3,4-diol, that inhibits the E. coli enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase.

Noun

formycin (plural formycins)

  1. A C-nucleoside, (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-(7-amino-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-3,4-diol, that inhibits the E. coli enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase

Forms of formycin

pluralformycins

Questions about formycin

What does formycin mean?
Formycin means a C-nucleoside, (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-(7-amino-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-3,4-diol, that inhibits the E. coli enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase.
What part of speech is formycin?
Formycin is a noun.
What is the plural of formycin?
The plural of formycin is formycins.

Words near formycin in the dictionary

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  7. formycins
  8. formyl
  9. formyl methionine
  10. formylase
  11. formylases

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