azanitrile

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noun

Any of a group of compounds having a >N-NH-C≡N group

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounazanitrile (plural azanitriles)

plural azanitriles

  1. chemistryAny of a group of compounds having a >N-NH-C≡N group

    Recently, we synthesized two series of candidate azanitrile inhibitors that were selected for their inhibition against human CatK activity in vitro.

    2015 July 14, “Azanitrile Cathepsin K Inhibitors: Effects on Cell Toxicity, Osteoblast-Induced Mineralization and Osteoclast-Mediated Bone Resorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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