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Mycothiol Uncommon

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Noun
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An unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol.

See Also
amino actinobacteria compound cysteine inositol acetylated glucosamine residue
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Rhyming Words
diol viol triol kriol apiol thiol guaiol auriol calciol salviol steviol estriol vitriol dithiol ynediol enediol unithiol xanthiol biothiol ovothiol
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