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Aziridine vs Azinomycin - What's the difference?

aziridine | azinomycin |

As nouns the difference between aziridine and azinomycin

is that aziridine is (organic compound) a three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide while azinomycin is any of a class of antibiotic antitumour agents, isolated from a streptomyces bacterium, that have an epoxide structure based on aziridine.

aziridine

English

Noun

(wikipedia aziridine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
  • (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

    • Synonyms

    * ethyleneimine * azacyclopropane

    Related terms

    * azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle * azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

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    azinomycin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a class of antibiotic antitumour agents, isolated from a Streptomyces bacterium, that have an epoxide structure based on aziridine