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tetracysteine

tetracysteine noun: a protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals.

Noun

tetracysteine (plural tetracysteines)

  1. A protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals

Forms of tetracysteine

pluraltetracysteines

Origin of tetracysteine

From tetra- + cysteine.

Questions about tetracysteine

What does tetracysteine mean?
Tetracysteine means a protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals.
What part of speech is tetracysteine?
Tetracysteine is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracysteine?
The plural of tetracysteine is tetracysteines.

Words near tetracysteine in the dictionary

  1. tetracyclins
  2. tetracyclization
  3. tetracyclizations
  4. tetracyclo
  5. tetracyclone
  6. tetracysteine
  7. tetracysteines
  8. tetrad
  9. tetrad of Fallot
  10. tetradactyl
  11. tetradactyle

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