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Word: side chain (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • biochemistry the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (C?).
  • chemistry in organic chemistry, that part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical

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