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thialysine

thialysine noun: a toxic analog of the amino acid lysine, S-aminoethyl-L-cysteine.

Noun

thialysine (uncountable)

  1. A toxic analog of the amino acid lysine, S-aminoethyl-L-cysteine
    • These substances were L-arginine hydroxamate, miltefosine, D,L—serine hydroxamate, D- serine, glycine hydrochloride, sodium caprylate, blasticidin hydrochloride, thioridazine hydrochloride, 6-azuracil, thialysine, malic acid, tartaric acid, 5-fluorocytosine, chloroquine, cinnamic acid and...2016 January 28, “Comparison of Chemical Sensitivity of Fresh and Long-Stored Heat Resistant Neosartorya fischeri Environmental Isolates Using BIOLOG Phenotype MicroArray System”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about thialysine

What does thialysine mean?
Thialysine means a toxic analog of the amino acid lysine, S-aminoethyl-L-cysteine.
What part of speech is thialysine?
Thialysine is a noun.

Words near thialysine in the dictionary

  1. thial
  2. thialbarbital
  3. thialdine
  4. thialol
  5. thials
  6. thialysine
  7. thiam
  8. thiamazole
  9. thiambutene
  10. thiambutenes
  11. thiambutosine

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