peptidolactone

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What does peptidolactone mean?

Any lactone derived from hydroxy derivatives of amino acids.

Where does peptidolactone come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *pét͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone English -ide ▲ German Pepton Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English peptido- Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone English peptidolactone From peptido- + lactone.

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