English Explanatory Dictionary

N-terminus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.

Word forms

N-terminus N-termini N-terminal

Etymology

From N- + terminus.

Synonyms

aminoterminus

Related words

C-terminus
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