Firoin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firoin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A mannopyranosyl derivative of glyceric acid, an extremolyte found in Rhodothermus marinus.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A mannopyranosyl derivative of glyceric acid, an extremolyte found in Rhodothermus marinus.
Example Sentences
As a proof of the biophysical principle of preferential exclusion, we observed that besides ectoine which is isolated from halophilic bacteria, firoin a substance produced by thermophilic bacteria, is also able to prevent the adverse cell stress reactions in lung epithelium and in neutrophils [ 23 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include furoin, fucusol, ribofuranoside, fomiroid, ferulate, furile.
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