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mycothiol

mycothiol noun: an unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.

Noun

mycothiol (uncountable)

  1. An unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.

Origin of mycothiol

From myco- + thiol.

Questions about mycothiol

What does mycothiol mean?
Mycothiol means an unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.
What part of speech is mycothiol?
Mycothiol is a noun.

Words near mycothiol in the dictionary

  1. mycotecture
  2. mycotextile
  3. mycotextiles
  4. mycotherapy
  5. mycothiazole
  6. mycothiol
  7. mycothrix
  8. mycotic
  9. mycotic aneurysm
  10. mycotic aneurysms
  11. mycotic granulomatosis

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