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pteroyl acid

pteroyl acid noun: an aromatic carboxylic acid composed of a pteridine ring and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a common structural feature of folic acid and its derivatives.

Noun

pteroyl acid (uncountable)

  1. An aromatic carboxylic acid composed of a pteridine ring and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a common structural feature of folic acid and its derivatives.

Questions about pteroyl acid

What does pteroyl acid mean?
Pteroyl acid means an aromatic carboxylic acid composed of a pteridine ring and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a common structural feature of folic acid and its derivatives.
What part of speech is pteroyl acid?
Pteroyl acid is a noun.

Words near pteroyl acid in the dictionary

  1. pterotics
  2. pterotillomania
  3. pterotracheid
  4. pterotracheids
  5. pteroyl
  6. pteroyl acid
  7. pteroyl glutamic acid
  8. pteroylaspartic
  9. pteroylglutamic
  10. pteroylglutamic acid
  11. pteroylmonoglutamic acid

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