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tryptophanate

tryptophanate noun: any salt or ester of tryptophan.

Noun

tryptophanate (plural tryptophanates)

  1. Any salt or ester of tryptophan.
    • The excipient of Abraxane is human albumin solution containing albumin, sodium, sodium caprylate and N-acetyl tryptophanate.2015 July 17, “Abraxane, the Nanoparticle Formulation of Paclitaxel Can Induce Drug Resistance by Up-Regulation of P-gp”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of tryptophanate

pluraltryptophanates

Origin of tryptophanate

From tryptophan + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about tryptophanate

What does tryptophanate mean?
Tryptophanate means any salt or ester of tryptophan.
What part of speech is tryptophanate?
Tryptophanate is a noun.
What is the plural of tryptophanate?
The plural of tryptophanate is tryptophanates.

Words near tryptophanate in the dictionary

  1. tryptophan synthase
  2. tryptophan synthetase
  3. tryptophanamide
  4. tryptophanase
  5. tryptophanases
  6. tryptophanate
  7. tryptophanates
  8. tryptophandione
  9. tryptophane
  10. tryptophanes
  11. tryptophans

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