lipoamino acid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lipo- +‎ amino acid

Noun[edit]

lipoamino acid (plural lipoamino acids)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several classes of lipid, containing amino acid residues, with or without glycerol and/or fatty acid residues, but lacking a phosphate group, that are present in bacteria and similar organisms