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nitrosylcobalamin

nitrosylcobalamin noun: nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl) is a vitamin B12 analog in which nitric oxide is bound to the cobalt atom of cobalamin. It has been investigated as a nitric oxide–releasing compound and as a potential tumor-targeting agent.

Noun

nitrosylcobalamin (uncountable)

  1. Nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl) is a vitamin B12 analog in which nitric oxide is bound to the cobalt atom of cobalamin. It has been investigated as a nitric oxide–releasing compound and as a potential tumor-targeting agent.

Questions about nitrosylcobalamin

What does nitrosylcobalamin mean?
Nitrosylcobalamin means nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cbl) is a vitamin B12 analog in which nitric oxide is bound to the cobalt atom of cobalamin. It has been investigated as a nitric oxide–releasing compound and as a potential tumor-targeting agent.
What part of speech is nitrosylcobalamin?
Nitrosylcobalamin is a noun.

Words near nitrosylcobalamin in the dictionary

  1. nitrosylates
  2. nitrosylating
  3. nitrosylation
  4. nitrosylations
  5. nitrosylative
  6. nitrosylcobalamin
  7. nitrosylic
  8. nitrosylmyochrome
  9. nitrosylmyoglobin
  10. nitrosylmyoglobins
  11. nitrosyls

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