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isoprenylcysteine

isoprenylcysteine noun: an isoprenylated derivative of cysteine that forms a motif in some oncogenic proteins.

Noun

isoprenylcysteine (uncountable)

  1. An isoprenylated derivative of cysteine that forms a motif in some oncogenic proteins

Origin of isoprenylcysteine

From isoprenyl + cysteine.

Questions about isoprenylcysteine

What does isoprenylcysteine mean?
Isoprenylcysteine means an isoprenylated derivative of cysteine that forms a motif in some oncogenic proteins.
What part of speech is isoprenylcysteine?
Isoprenylcysteine is a noun.

Words near isoprenylcysteine in the dictionary

  1. isoprenylated
  2. isoprenylates
  3. isoprenylating
  4. isoprenylation
  5. isoprenylations
  6. isoprenylcysteine
  7. isoprenyls
  8. isoprobability
  9. isoprodian
  10. isoprofen
  11. isopromethazine

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