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helional

helional noun: the aromatic aldehyde 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal that is used commercially as a fragrance.

Noun

helional (uncountable)

  1. The aromatic aldehyde 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal that is used commercially as a fragrance
    • The highest score of helional is -12.26kcal/mol and it forms three H-bonds, one salt bridge and one pi-pi interaction (Fig 12 ), which results in the most stable interaction as compared to other ligands.2015 July 30, “Computational Approaches for Decoding Select Odorant-Olfactory Receptor Interactions Using Mini-Virtual Screening”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about helional

What does helional mean?
Helional means the aromatic aldehyde 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal that is used commercially as a fragrance.
What part of speech is helional?
Helional is a noun.

Words near helional in the dictionary

  1. heliometry
  2. heliomicin
  3. heliomicroscopy
  4. heliomycin
  5. helion
  6. helional
  7. helionaut
  8. helionauts
  9. helionium
  10. helions
  11. heliopause

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