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isothiosemicarbazide

isothiosemicarbazide noun: the isomer of thiosemicarbazide R-S-C(=NH)-NH-NH2 (R=H), or any of its derivatives (R=alkyl or aryl radical).

Noun

isothiosemicarbazide (plural isothiosemicarbazides)

  1. The isomer of thiosemicarbazide R-S-C(=NH)-NH-NH2 (R=H), or any of its derivatives (R=alkyl or aryl radical)
    • Among these, proteolytically stable azadipeptide nitriles have been developed, with picomolar Ki value towards the therapeutically relevant cathepsins B, K, L and S with which they form reversible isothiosemicarbazide adducts [24 –26 ].2015 July 14, “Azanitrile Cathepsin K Inhibitors: Effects on Cell Toxicity, Osteoblast-Induced Mineralization and Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of isothiosemicarbazide

pluralisothiosemicarbazides

Origin of isothiosemicarbazide

From iso- + thiosemicarbazide.

Questions about isothiosemicarbazide

What does isothiosemicarbazide mean?
Isothiosemicarbazide means the isomer of thiosemicarbazide R-S-C(=NH)-NH-NH2 (R=H), or any of its derivatives (R=alkyl or aryl radical).
What part of speech is isothiosemicarbazide?
Isothiosemicarbazide is a noun.
What is the plural of isothiosemicarbazide?
The plural of isothiosemicarbazide is isothiosemicarbazides.

Words near isothiosemicarbazide in the dictionary

  1. isothiazolinones
  2. isothiazolone
  3. isothiazolones
  4. isothiocyanate
  5. isothiocyanates
  6. isothiosemicarbazide
  7. isothiosemicarbazides
  8. isothiourea
  9. isothioureas
  10. isothipendyl
  11. isotig

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