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Meaning of depsipeptide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

any of a class of polymeric compounds having both peptide and ester linkages, often alternating.

Examples

“For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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