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geranylgeraniol

geranylgeraniol noun: the diterpenoid alcohol 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatraen-1-ol that induces apoptosis, and is involved in protein isoprenylation.

Noun

geranylgeraniol (uncountable)

  1. The diterpenoid alcohol 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatraen-1-ol that induces apoptosis, and is involved in protein isoprenylation

Origin of geranylgeraniol

From geranyl + geraniol.

Questions about geranylgeraniol

What does geranylgeraniol mean?
Geranylgeraniol means the diterpenoid alcohol 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatraen-1-ol that induces apoptosis, and is involved in protein isoprenylation.
What part of speech is geranylgeraniol?
Geranylgeraniol is a noun.

Words near geranylgeraniol in the dictionary

  1. geranylations
  2. geranylcoumarin
  3. geranylfarnesyl
  4. geranylflavonoid
  5. geranylflavonoids
  6. geranylgeraniol
  7. geranylgeranlyation
  8. geranylgeranyl
  9. geranylgeranylacetone
  10. geranylgeranylase
  11. geranylgeranylases

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