spirotetronate
spirotetronate noun: any of a family of antibiotic polycyclic compounds characterized by a tetronate unit joined by a single atom to a cyclohexene ring.
Noun
spirotetronate (countable and uncountable, plural spirotetronates)
- Any of a family of antibiotic polycyclic compounds characterized by a tetronate unit joined by a single atom to a cyclohexene ring.
- The cycloaddition reaction proceeded in excellent yield, but afforded a 25:65:10 mixture of three isomeric spirotetronates: 129, its diastereomer, and a regioisomer resulting from addition at the disubstituted 2,4-diene system.1993, Gabor Lukacs, Recent progress in the chemical synthesis of antibiotics and related microbial products
- The researchers concluded: “The resulting spirotetronates, which bear an OSA-derived aryl group, exhibited antibacterial activities comparable to those of the parent products.”2012, Issues in Chemistry and General Chemical Research: 2011 Edition
Forms of spirotetronate
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Questions about spirotetronate
- What does spirotetronate mean?
- Spirotetronate means any of a family of antibiotic polycyclic compounds characterized by a tetronate unit joined by a single atom to a cyclohexene ring.
- What part of speech is spirotetronate?
- Spirotetronate is a noun.
- What is the plural of spirotetronate?
- The plural of spirotetronate is spirotetronates.
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