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viscosin

viscosin noun: a biosurfactant, [[(2S)-2-[[(3R)-3-hydroxydecanoyl]amino]-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-5-oxo-pentanoic acid, produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens.

Noun

viscosin (uncountable)

  1. A biosurfactant, [[(2S)-2-[[(3R)-3-hydroxydecanoyl]amino]-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-5-oxo-pentanoic acid, produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens

Questions about viscosin

What does viscosin mean?
Viscosin means a biosurfactant, [[(2S)-2-[[(3R)-3-hydroxydecanoyl]amino]-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-5-oxo-pentanoic acid, produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens.
What part of speech is viscosin?
Viscosin is a noun.

Words near viscosin in the dictionary

  1. viscosimeter
  2. viscosimeters
  3. viscosimetric
  4. viscosimetrically
  5. viscosimetry
  6. viscosin
  7. viscosinamide
  8. viscosities
  9. viscosity
  10. viscosity printing
  11. viscosupplement

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