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lauroylsarcosine

lauroylsarcosine noun: the N-lauroyl derivative of sarcosine; its sodium salt is an ionic detergent used to purify membrane proteins.

Noun

lauroylsarcosine (uncountable)

  1. the N-lauroyl derivative of sarcosine; its sodium salt is an ionic detergent used to purify membrane proteins

Origin of lauroylsarcosine

From lauroyl + sarcosine.

Questions about lauroylsarcosine

What does lauroylsarcosine mean?
Lauroylsarcosine means the N-lauroyl derivative of sarcosine; its sodium salt is an ionic detergent used to purify membrane proteins.
What part of speech is lauroylsarcosine?
Lauroylsarcosine is a noun.

Words near lauroylsarcosine in the dictionary

  1. laurophyllous
  2. Lauros
  3. laurotetanine
  4. lauroyl
  5. lauroyls
  6. lauroylsarcosine
  7. Laurussia
  8. Laurussian
  9. laurustine
  10. laurustini
  11. laurustinus

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