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thiopeptide

thiopeptide noun: any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group.

Noun

thiopeptide (plural thiopeptides)

  1. Any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group

Forms of thiopeptide

pluralthiopeptides

Origin of thiopeptide

From thio- + peptide.

Questions about thiopeptide

What does thiopeptide mean?
Thiopeptide means any of a family of antibiotics composed of a ring structure containing highly modified amino acids and a linear peptide containing dehydroalanines extending from the ring at a pyridyl group.
What part of speech is thiopeptide?
Thiopeptide is a noun.
What is the plural of thiopeptide?
The plural of thiopeptide is thiopeptides.

Words near thiopeptide in the dictionary

  1. thionylchloride
  2. thionyls
  3. thiopanic acid
  4. thiopental
  5. thiopentone
  6. thiopeptide
  7. thiopeptides
  8. thiopeptin
  9. thiopeptins
  10. thiopeptolide
  11. thiopeptolides

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