lipoamino acid

English

Etymology

lipo- + amino acid

Noun

lipoamino acid (plural lipoamino acids)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several classes of lipid, containing amino acid residues, with or without glycerol and/or fatty acid residues, but lacking a phosphate group, that are present in bacteria and similar organisms
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