diphthamide

D2I1P3H4T1H4A1M3I1D2E1

noun

A modified histidine amino acid which renders the elongation factor inactive.

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Meanings

noundiphthamide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA modified histidine amino acid which renders the elongation factor inactive.
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