Meanings
noundisulfide bond (plural disulfide bonds)
plural disulfide bonds
- chemistryA bond, consisting of a covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups, especially between the thiol groups of two proteins
Translations
Dutch zwavelbrug
- zwavelbrugcovalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups
Finnish rikkisilta, disulfidisidos
- rikkisiltacovalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups
- disulfidisidoscovalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups
French pont disulfure
- pont disulfurecovalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups
Italian ponte disolfuro
- ponte disolfurocovalent bond between two sulfur atoms, formed by the reaction of two thiol groups
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