Thiopeptide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thiopeptide is a noun meaning (biochemistry, medicine) 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.
Meaning
(biochemistry, medicine) 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.
Word Forms
- thiopeptides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acyldepsipeptide, thienopyridone, pyrrothine, glycotripeptide, thiopyrimidine, thiolactam.
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