"pepstatin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pepstatins [plural]
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  1. (organic chemistry) A hexapeptide (containing the unusual amino acid statine) that acts as a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases Wikipedia link: pepstatin Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-pepstatin-en-noun-wmHjnoDo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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