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isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside

/ˌaɪsəˈproʊpəl ˈbeɪtə ˈdiː wʌn ˌθaɪoʊɡəˌlæktoʊpaɪˈrænəsaɪd/

isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside noun: a synthetic chemical used to turn on gene expression by activating the lac operon, Commonly used in molecular biology to induce the production of recombinant proteins.

isopropyl-beta-d-thiogalactopyranoside: a synthetic chemical used to turn on gene expression by activating the lac operon, Commonly used in...
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Noun

isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (uncountable, abbreviation IPTG)

  1. A synthetic chemical used to turn on gene expression by activating the lac operon, Commonly used in molecular biology to induce the production of recombinant proteins.

Forms of isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside

abbreviationIPTG

Origin of isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside

From isopropyl + beta + D + thiogalactopyranoside.

Questions about isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside

What does isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside mean?
Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside means a synthetic chemical used to turn on gene expression by activating the lac operon, Commonly used in molecular biology to induce the production of recombinant proteins.
What part of speech is isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside?
Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside is a noun.
How do you pronounce isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside?
Isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside is pronounced /ˌaɪsəˈproʊpəl ˈbeɪtə ˈdiː wʌn ˌθaɪoʊɡəˌlæktoʊpaɪˈrænəsaɪd/.

Words near isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside in the dictionary

  1. isopropoxide
  2. isopropoxides
  3. isopropoxy
  4. isopropyl
  5. isopropyl alcohol
  6. isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside
  7. isopropylacetone
  8. isopropylacrylamide
  9. isopropylacrylamides
  10. isopropylamide
  11. isopropylamides

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