- canavanine
- canavanine \canavanine\ n. an amino acid found in the jack bean. [WordNet 1.5]
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Canavanine — L (+) ( S ) Canavanine is a non proteinogenic amino acid of certain leguminous plants. It is structurally related to the proteinogenic amino acid, L arginine. Canavanine is accumulated primarily in the seeds where it serves both as a defensive… … Wikipedia
Canavanine — Structure chimique de la canavanine La L canavanine est un acide aminé, présent dans des plantes (principalement des légumes et leurs semences). Sa structure chimique est assez complexe et définie comme suit : H2N C(=NH) NH O CH2 CH2 CH2… … Wikipédia en Français
canavanine — kanavaninas statusas T sritis chemija formulė H₂NC(=NH)N(OH)CH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH atitikmenys: angl. canavanine rus. канаванин ryšiai: sinonimas – 2 amino 4 (1 hidroksiguanidino)butano rūgštis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
canavanine — noun A non proteinogenic amino acid of certain leguminous plants … Wiktionary
canavanine — 2 Amino 4 guanidinohydroxybutyric acid; an analog of arginine found in certain legumes; used in studies of arginine dependent systems; it is also a potent growht inhibitor. [Canavalia + ine] * * * ca·na·van·ine .kan ə van .ēn, vän ; kə nav ə .nēn … Medical dictionary
canavanine — can·a·van·ine … English syllables
canavanine — noun an amino acid found in the jack bean • Hypernyms: ↑amino acid, ↑aminoalkanoic acid * * * ˌkanəˈvaˌnēn, ˈä , ˈa ; kəˈnavəˌn noun ( s) Etymology: Internati … Useful english dictionary
Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form … Wikipedia
Fabales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots. The order comprises 4 families ( Fabaceae, Polygalaceae, Quillajaceae, and Surianaceae), 754 genera, and more than 20,000 species.… … Universalium
Arginine — L Arginine IUPAC name … Wikipedia
