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genipocyanin

genipocyanin noun: a blue pigment formed by the reaction of genipin and glycine.

Noun

genipocyanin (uncountable)

  1. A blue pigment formed by the reaction of genipin and glycine
    • In addition, in the presence of an equimolar amount of glycine, GNP can dimerize to generate genipocyanin G1, which is a blue-pigmented, highly conjugated dimeric adduct with the ability to cross-link proteins.2016 January 16, “The Hydroxyl at Position C1 of Genipin Is the Active Inhibitory Group that Affects Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 in Panc-1 Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about genipocyanin

What does genipocyanin mean?
Genipocyanin means a blue pigment formed by the reaction of genipin and glycine.
What part of speech is genipocyanin?
Genipocyanin is a noun.

Words near genipocyanin in the dictionary

  1. genipapo
  2. genipapos
  3. genipaps
  4. genipas
  5. genipin
  6. genipocyanin
  7. geniposide
  8. geniposides
  9. geniposidic
  10. geniposidic acid
  11. genips

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