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thermopterin

thermopterin noun: the methanopterin derivative 2-[[2-[[5-[5-[4-[1-(2-amino-4-oxo-3H-pteridin-7-yl)ethylamino]-2,5-dihydroxyphenyl]-2,3,4-trihydroxypentoxy]-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-4-carboxybutanoyl]amino]butanedioic acid.

Noun

thermopterin (uncountable)

  1. The methanopterin derivative 2-[[2-[[5-[5-[4-[1-(2-amino-4-oxo-3H-pteridin-7-yl)ethylamino]-2,5-dihydroxyphenyl]-2,3,4-trihydroxypentoxy]-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-4-carboxybutanoyl]amino]butanedioic acid

Questions about thermopterin

What does thermopterin mean?
Thermopterin means the methanopterin derivative 2-[[2-[[5-[5-[4-[1-(2-amino-4-oxo-3H-pteridin-7-yl)ethylamino]-2,5-dihydroxyphenyl]-2,3,4-trihydroxypentoxy]-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy-4-carboxybutanoyl]amino]butanedioic acid.
What part of speech is thermopterin?
Thermopterin is a noun.

Words near thermopterin in the dictionary

  1. thermoprotectants
  2. thermoprotection
  3. thermoprotective
  4. thermoprotector
  5. thermoprotectors
  6. thermopterin
  7. thermoptometry
  8. Thermopylae
  9. thermoradiosensitization
  10. thermoradiotherapy
  11. thermoratchet

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