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lanthionine

lanthionine noun: an analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom.

Noun

lanthionine (countable and uncountable, plural lanthionines)

  1. An analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom

Forms of lanthionine

plurallanthionines

Words formed from lanthionine

Questions about lanthionine

What does lanthionine mean?
Lanthionine means an analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom.
What part of speech is lanthionine?
Lanthionine is a noun.
What is the plural of lanthionine?
The plural of lanthionine is lanthionines.

Words near lanthionine in the dictionary

  1. lanthanum
  2. lanthanums
  3. lanthibiotic
  4. Lanthier
  5. Lanthiers
  6. lanthionine
  7. lanthionines
  8. lanthiopeptin
  9. lanthipeptide
  10. lanthipeptides
  11. lanthopine

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