English Explanatory Dictionary

ovothiol A

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highly reducing antioxidant mercaptohistidine, found in high amounts in the eggs of certain marine invertebrates, where it acts to scavenge hydrogen peroxide released during fertilization.

Word forms

ovothiol A
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