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tetraketides

tetraketides is the plural of tetraketide.

Meaning of tetraketide

Noun

tetraketide (plural tetraketides)

  1. Any compound containing four ketide groups
    • In addition, the hydroxylated alkylpyrones generated by sequential actions of acyl-CoA synthetase, anther-specific chalcone synthase-like enzyme (ASCL) and tetraketide α-pyrone reductase are either direct sporopollenin monomers or incorporated into sporopollenin after further modifications.2016 January 12, “PpASCL, the Physcomitrella patens Anther-Specific Chalcone Synthase-Like Enzyme Implicated in Sporopollenin Biosynthesis, Is Needed for Integrity of the Moss Spore Wall and Spore...

Questions about tetraketides

What is tetraketides the plural of?
Tetraketides is the plural of tetraketide.

Words near tetraketides in the dictionary

  1. tetrakaidekahedral
  2. tetrakaidekahedron
  3. tetrakaidekahedrons
  4. tetrakas
  5. tetraketide
  6. tetraketides
  7. tetraketone
  8. tetraketones
  9. tetrakionia
  10. tetrakionion
  11. tetrakis

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