mycothiol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.

Word forms

mycothiol

Etymology

From myco- + thiol.

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