mycothiol

English

Etymology

myco- +‎ thiol

Noun

mycothiol (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.

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