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ovothiol A

ovothiol A noun: a highly reducing antioxidant mercaptohistidine, found in high amounts in the eggs of certain marine invertebrates, where it acts to scavenge hydrogen peroxide released during fertilization.

Noun

ovothiol A (uncountable)

  1. A highly reducing antioxidant mercaptohistidine, found in high amounts in the eggs of certain marine invertebrates, where it acts to scavenge hydrogen peroxide released during fertilization.

Questions about ovothiol A

What does ovothiol A mean?
Ovothiol A means a highly reducing antioxidant mercaptohistidine, found in high amounts in the eggs of certain marine invertebrates, where it acts to scavenge hydrogen peroxide released during fertilization.
What part of speech is ovothiol A?
Ovothiol A is a noun.

Words near ovothiol A in the dictionary

  1. ovostatins
  2. ovotestes
  3. ovotesticular
  4. ovotestis
  5. ovothiol
  6. ovothiol A
  7. ovothiols
  8. ovotoxic
  9. ovotoxicant
  10. ovotoxicants
  11. ovotoxicity

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