Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentagalacturonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ta-galac-tur-on-ic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to pentagalacturonic acid and its derivatives

Example Sentences

"Molecular dynamics simulation performed on the mutant N94A revealed the loss of the hydrogen bond formed by the hydroxyl group at O34 of pentagalacturonic acid and the crucial ND2 of Asn94 and the consequent detachment and rotation of the substrate away from the active site, and that on N94Q caused the substrate to drift away from its place due to the longer side chain."

Etymology

From penta- + galacturonic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: penta

Questions

What does pentagalacturonic mean?: Relating to pentagalacturonic acid and its derivatives
Where does pentagalacturonic come from?: From penta- + galacturonic.

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