mercaptoethanol

mercaptoethanol
A commonly used reducing agent.

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mer·cap·to·eth·a·nol mər-.kap-tō-'eth-ə-.nȯl n a reducing agent C2H6OS used to break disulfide bonds in proteins (as for the destruction of their physiological activity)

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  • mercaptoethanol — mercaptoethanol. См. меркаптоэтанол. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Mercaptoethanol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Mercaptoethanol Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • mercaptoethanol — noun A compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2 mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation …   Wiktionary

  • mercaptoethanol — A pungent water soluble thiol, not of biological origin. Used in biochemistry to cleave disulphide bonds in proteins or to protect sulphydryl groups from oxidation …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • mercaptoethanol — mer·cap·to·ethanol …   English syllables

  • mercaptoethanol — (ˌ)mər¦kaptōˌ noun Etymology: mercapt + ethanol : a reducing agent HSCH2CH2OH used to break disulfide bonds in proteins (as for the destruction of their physiological activity) …   Useful english dictionary

  • 2-Mercaptoethanol — IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

  • 2-mercaptoethanol — 2 mercaptoéthanol 2 Mercaptoethanol Général …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 2-mercaptoéthanol — 2 Mercaptoethanol Général …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 2 mercaptoéthanol — 2 Mercaptoethanol Général …   Wikipédia en Français

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