lipoamino acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several classes of lipid, containing amino acid residues, with or without glycerol and/or fatty acid residues, but lacking a phosphate group, that are present in bacteria and similar organisms

Word forms

lipoamino acid lipoamino acids

Etymology

From lipo- + amino acid.

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