Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decahistidine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dec-ahis-ti-dine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties

Uncountable

noun

A section of ten histidine amino acids added to a protein (such a section does not exist in nature)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We also explored using a vector (pNIC-Bio2) appending a decahistidine tag because, in theory, this tag would offer higher affinity immobilization to an NTA chip in surface plasmon resonance (SPR), which could facilitate acquiring more accurate kinetic binding data for the Fabs."

Etymology

From deca- + histidine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deca

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does decahistidine mean?: An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties
Where does decahistidine come from?: From deca- + histidine.

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