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phosphoalanine

phosphoalanine noun: an N-phosphoryl derivative of alanine that inhibits proteinases.

Noun

phosphoalanine (uncountable)

  1. An N-phosphoryl derivative of alanine that inhibits proteinases

Origin of phosphoalanine

From phospho- + alanine.

Questions about phosphoalanine

What does phosphoalanine mean?
Phosphoalanine means an N-phosphoryl derivative of alanine that inhibits proteinases.
What part of speech is phosphoalanine?
Phosphoalanine is a noun.

Words near phosphoalanine in the dictionary

  1. phosphoactivation
  2. phosphoacylase
  3. phosphoacylases
  4. phosphoadenosine
  5. phosphoadenosines
  6. phosphoalanine
  7. phosphoamidase
  8. phosphoamidases
  9. phosphoamide
  10. phosphoamides
  11. phosphoaminoglycoside

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