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rhizobactin

rhizobactin noun: the siderophore (2S)-2-[2-(1-carboxyethylamino)ethylamino]-6-[(3-carboxy-3-hydroxypropanoyl)amino]hexanoic acid present in Rhizobium.

Noun

rhizobactin (uncountable)

  1. The siderophore (2S)-2-[2-(1-carboxyethylamino)ethylamino]-6-[(3-carboxy-3-hydroxypropanoyl)amino]hexanoic acid present in Rhizobium

Questions about rhizobactin

What does rhizobactin mean?
Rhizobactin means the siderophore (2S)-2-[2-(1-carboxyethylamino)ethylamino]-6-[(3-carboxy-3-hydroxypropanoyl)amino]hexanoic acid present in Rhizobium.
What part of speech is rhizobactin?
Rhizobactin is a noun.

Words near rhizobactin in the dictionary

  1. rhizinomorphs
  2. rhizo-
  3. rhizobacteria
  4. rhizobacterial
  5. rhizobacterium
  6. rhizobactin
  7. rhizobia
  8. rhizobiaceous
  9. rhizobial
  10. rhizobially
  11. rhizobiome

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