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methyltryptophan

methyltryptophan noun: any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tryptophan that interfere with signalling in dendritic cells.

Noun

methyltryptophan (plural methyltryptophans)

  1. Any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tryptophan that interfere with signalling in dendritic cells.

Forms of methyltryptophan

pluralmethyltryptophans

Origin of methyltryptophan

From methyl- + tryptophan.

Questions about methyltryptophan

What does methyltryptophan mean?
Methyltryptophan means any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tryptophan that interfere with signalling in dendritic cells.
What part of speech is methyltryptophan?
Methyltryptophan is a noun.
What is the plural of methyltryptophan?
The plural of methyltryptophan is methyltryptophans.

Words near methyltryptophan in the dictionary

  1. methyltriethoxysilane
  2. methyltrioxorhenium
  3. methyltriphenylphosphonium
  4. methyltriphenylphosphoniums
  5. methyltryptamine
  6. methyltryptophan
  7. methyltryptophans
  8. methyltyramine
  9. methyltyrosine
  10. methyltyrosines
  11. methylumbelliferone

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