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saccharopine

saccharopine noun: the amino acid 2-[(5-amino-5-carboxy-pentyl) amino] pentanedioic acid that is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine.

Noun

saccharopine (uncountable)

  1. The amino acid 2-[(5-amino-5-carboxy-pentyl) amino] pentanedioic acid that is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine.

Words formed from saccharopine

Questions about saccharopine

What does saccharopine mean?
Saccharopine means the amino acid 2-[(5-amino-5-carboxy-pentyl) amino] pentanedioic acid that is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine.
What part of speech is saccharopine?
Saccharopine is a noun.

Words near saccharopine in the dictionary

  1. saccharonate
  2. saccharone
  3. saccharonic acid
  4. saccharonic acids
  5. saccharopepsin
  6. saccharopine
  7. saccharopinuria
  8. saccharose
  9. saccharoses
  10. saccharosuria
  11. saccharous

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