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pepstatin

pepstatin noun: a hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases.

Noun

pepstatin (plural pepstatins)

  1. A hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases

Forms of pepstatin

pluralpepstatins

Questions about pepstatin

What does pepstatin mean?
Pepstatin means a hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases.
What part of speech is pepstatin?
Pepstatin is a noun.
What is the plural of pepstatin?
The plural of pepstatin is pepstatins.

Words near pepstatin in the dictionary

  1. pepsinogenous
  2. pepsinogens
  3. pepsinolysis
  4. pepsins
  5. pepsis
  6. pepstatin
  7. pepstatins
  8. pept
  9. peptaibiotic
  10. peptaibol
  11. peptaibols

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