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单词 octopine
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Definition of octopine in English:

octopine

(also octopin)
noun ˈɒktəpiːnˈɒktəpɪn
Biochemistry
  • An amino acid of the opine group, C₉H₁₈N₄O₄, found in the tissues of some cephalopods and lamellibranch molluscs and also synthesized by plant cells infected by certain strains of the crown gall pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From octopus + -ine, after German Oktopin, so called on account of the compound being first found in octopus muscle.

 
 

Definition of octopine in US English:

octopine

(also octopin)
noun
Biochemistry
  • An amino acid of the opine group, C₉H₁₈N₄O₄, found in the tissues of some cephalopods and lamellibranch molluscs and also synthesized by plant cells infected by certain strains of the crown gall pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From octopus + -ine, after German Oktopin, so called on account of the compound being first found in octopus muscle.

 
 
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