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methanobactin

methanobactin noun: a copper-binding peptide present in some methanotroph bacteria.

Noun

methanobactin (plural methanobactins)

  1. A copper-binding peptide present in some methanotroph bacteria
    • This carrier was hypothesized to be similar to methanobactin, highly modified peptide of methanotrophs, which carries copper from the environment to bacteria.2015 October 17, “The Features of Copper Metabolism in the Rat Liver during Development”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of methanobactin

pluralmethanobactins

Questions about methanobactin

What does methanobactin mean?
Methanobactin means a copper-binding peptide present in some methanotroph bacteria.
What part of speech is methanobactin?
Methanobactin is a noun.
What is the plural of methanobactin?
The plural of methanobactin is methanobactins.

Words near methanobactin in the dictionary

  1. methanoarchaeons
  2. methanoate
  3. methanoates
  4. methanobacteria
  5. methanobacterium
  6. methanobactin
  7. methanobactins
  8. methanochondroitin
  9. methanococcal
  10. methanococci
  11. methanococcus

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